Maela
Sjonbotn is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad.
- Breton
Meaning & Origin of Maela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sjonbotn is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Breton
The Story of Maela
American parents first put Maela on the record books as a baby girl name in 2002, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 73 Maelas were born — ranking #2,460 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Maelas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,460 among baby girl names with 73 births, rising sharply (+195% over the past five years). In total, more than 532 Maelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Maela
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Maela. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Maëlle
Names that sound like Maela
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About the name Maela
Maela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 532 births in the dataset. Maela's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Maela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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