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),…
- English
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maybelle
American parents first put Maybelle on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 16 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 212 Maybelles were born — ranking #459 that year. About 24% of every Maybelle on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maybelle ranks #3,786 for baby girls with 40 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to 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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