How Many People Are Named Maela?
people named Maela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 771,523 people in the US has this name
Based on 445 babies named Maela in Social Security records from 2002 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
70 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of MAËL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Maela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Maela alive today is about 6 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Maela first appears in the records in 2002 and was given most often in 2024, to 70 babies. In 2025, 54 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2002 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Maela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,548, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #3,054.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,054 |
| Best rank | #2,548 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,616 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Maela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Maela were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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