Girl · #3,658 in 2026

Maydelle

Name: Popularity of the name Maydelle in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Maydelle, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Maydelle is a small unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 250 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

Current Rank

#3,658

Peak Rank

#3,244 (1918)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1910

First Year

1930

Last Year

1918

Peak Year

#3244

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Maydelle

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

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Origin & history

The area in what is known as Maydelle today was first settled in the 1840s. It did not develop into a community until the Texas State Railroad built a track through the area in 1906. A nearby prison called Camp Wright housed convicts who were assigned to cut wood to make charcoal for a prison iron foundry in Rusk. C.D. Jarrarr, N.A. Slover, and J.S. Sherman were given land grants surrounding the prison, and built a new townsite there in 1910. They named it Maydelle for Maydelle Campbell, who was the daughter of former Texas governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell . She sang during the opening of the

The Story of Maydelle

Maydelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 9 Maydelles were born — ranking #3,244 that year. As of 2026, Maydelle ranks #3,658 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Maydelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Maydelle

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Frequently Asked Questions about Maydelle

What does the name Maydelle mean?

How popular is Maydelle in 2026?

In 2026, Maydelle ranks #3,658 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.

When was Maydelle most popular?

Maydelle reached its peak popularity in 1918, ranking #3,244 that year with 9 babies given the name.

Is Maydelle a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Maydelle is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Maydelle?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Maydelle include Dave, Ermie, Walburga. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Maydelle

Maydelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Maydelle's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Maydelle'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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