Maelie
Maelie is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Maelie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maelie is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Maelie
Maelie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2004, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 72 births, good for #2,483 nationwide. About 48% of every Maelie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maelie ranks #2,483 for baby girls with 72 births, rising sharply (+81% over the past five years). All told, over 768 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Maelie
Maelie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 768 births in the dataset. Maelie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Maelie'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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