Holding steady.
Popularity of Maeola since 1909
Babies named Maeola per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1926, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Maeola's real moment was 1909.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 85 |
| 1920s | 142 |
| 1930s | 98 |
| 1940s | 67 |
| 1950s | 40 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Maeola is a rare and largely forgotten name from the early 20th century, first recorded in 1909. It attained its peak usage that same year, and has since faded into obscurity with a stable trajectory of near-zero births. Though no state-level data is available to pinpoint geographic concentrations, its structure mirrors other compound names popular in the American South and rural areas of the era. Maeola likely emerged as a creative blend of Mae and Ola, reflecting a broader trend of fusing familiar sounds to craft novel feminine names before such practices became less common after the 1920s. Its lack of an 1-in-N statistic or recent rank underscores its status as an antiquarian curiosity rather than a name in active modern use.
Maeola appears to be a 20th-century coinage, combining the popular name Mae (a variant of May or Mary) with the suffix -ola, possibly influenced by names like Leola or Ola. It was first recorded in 1909, fitting a trend of melodic, feminized composite names during that era. Its use has remained rare and sporadic, with no clear etymological roots in established languages.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mae, Ola
Variants: Mayola
Sibling names for Maeola
Names that share Maeola's style, for a brother or sister.
