Girl · #6,187 in 2026

Maybelline

Maybelline New York redirects here.

Current Rank
#6,187
Peak Rank
#2,634 (2011)
Total Babies
654
5-Yr Trend
+7%
1925
First Year
2026
Last Year
2011
Peak Year
#2634
Peak Rank
654
Total Count
57
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Maybelline

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Maybelline New York redirects here.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history
1920 ad for Maybelline. The Maybelline Company was founded in Chicago by pharmacist Thomas Lyle Williams in 1915. Williams noticed his older sister Mabel applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look. He adapted it with a chemistry set and produced a product sold locally called Lash-Brow-Ine. Williams renamed his eye beautifier Maybelline in her honor. In 1917, the company produced Maybelline Cake Mascara , "the first modern eye cosmetic for everyday use", and Ultra Lash, the first mass-market automatic, in the 1960s. In 1967, the company was

The Story of Maybelline

Maybelline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 26 Maybellines were born — ranking #5,206 that year. As of 2026, Maybelline ranks #6,187 for baby girls with 19 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 654 Maybellines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Maybelline

Phonetically similar names — useful when Maybelline is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Maybelline

What does the name Maybelline mean?
Maybelline New York redirects here.
How popular is Maybelline in 2026?
In 2026, Maybelline ranks #6,187 among girls' names in the U.S., with 19 babies given the name that year.
When was Maybelline most popular?
Maybelline reached its peak popularity in 2011, ranking #2,634 that year with 26 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Maybelline most popular?
Maybelline has historically been most popular in California, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Maybelline.
Is Maybelline a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Maybelline is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Maybelline?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Maybelline include Leacy, Modie, Beaula. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Maybelline

Maybelline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 654 births in the dataset. Maybelline's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Maybelline'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.