Maybelle
Maybelle is a feminine given name that may refer toMaybelle Blair, American baseball player Maybelle Carter (1909–1978), American country musician Maybelle Gilliland (1906–1971), American track athlete Maybelle Goodlander (1882–1959), American photographer Maybelle Marston (1895–1983), American contralto Maybelle Stephens Mitchell (1872–1919), American suffragist Maybelle Maud Park (1871–1946),…
Meaning & Origin of Maybelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maybelle is a feminine given name that may refer toMaybelle Blair, American baseball player Maybelle Carter (1909–1978), American country musician Maybelle Gilliland (1906–1971), American track athlete Maybelle Goodlander (1882–1959), American photographer Maybelle Marston (1895–1983), American contralto Maybelle Stephens Mitchell (1872–1919), American suffragist Maybelle Maud Park (1871–1946),…
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The Story of Maybelle
Maybelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 212 Maybelles were born — ranking #459 that year. As of 2026, Maybelle ranks #3,786 for baby girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Maybelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Maybelle
Maybelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Maybelle's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #326. Use the chart and map above to compare Maybelle'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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