Given name

Maelle

Maelle is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Maelle isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Maelle through the years

Babies since 1880
536
0 boys · 536 girls
Most popular year
2025
61 babies
2025
61
#2,801 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+25%
Rising
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Maelle in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York, Florida, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (7), Florida (5), California (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,801 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 376 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Maelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Mayari

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Maelly

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Myracle

“an act of God's hand”

28RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Vaela

29RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Ailen

38RareRising fast

1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Musfirah

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Marlani

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Maelle’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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