Maelle
Maelle was the 2801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,085 places. More babies were named Maelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,801 girls, up 3,430 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202561 babies
- Total since 1880
- 536babies recorded
Maelle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,801 | 61 |
| 2020 | #6,231 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,237 | 51 |
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How popular is Maelle, counting every spelling?
Maelle is the most common spelling of a name family that had 94 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 94 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maelle | 61 | #2,801 | 163 |
| Maile | 33 | #4,316 | 146 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maelle?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maelle (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maelle?
About 500 people born in the US named Maelle are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Maelle a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maelle by state
How common Maelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maelle
How popular is the name Maelle?
Maelle was the 2801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,085 places. More babies were named Maelle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maelle in the US.
Where is Maelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maelle was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.