How Many People Are Named Maybelle?
An estimated 1,004 people in the United States have the first name Maybelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Maybelle peaked in popularity in 1918 with 212 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maybelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maybelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,004
About 1 in 341,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1918
212 births
Total Registered
6,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maybelle
Maybelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maybelle as a female name
Ranked #4,423 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (212 births)
Maybelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maybelle span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,553 babies were registered. Maybelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maybelle by Decade
How has Maybelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maybelle by State
Birth registrations for Maybelle span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Florida, Montana. On average, about 53 Maybelles were registered per state.
Maybelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maybelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maybelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maybelle?
We estimate approximately 1,004 people named Maybelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 341,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Maybelle a common name?
Maybelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maybelle most popular?
Maybelle reached peak popularity in 1918, when 212 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maybelle is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maybelle a female name?
Maybelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maybelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maybelle Smith, Maybelle Johnson, Maybelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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