girl's name
Maela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,085
Maela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2003, when 110 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1969.
Maela over time
Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 100 |
| 1980s | 280 |
| 1990s | 460 |
| 2000s | 890 |
| 2010s | 495 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 220 |
How popular is Maela?
In 2025, Maela was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maela is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Maela is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maëla | Maëla is Maela written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,910. | 600 |
| Maéla | Maéla is a rare spelling of Maela, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Maela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maela
How popular is the name Maela?
In 2025, Maela was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maela a girl's or a boy's name?
Maela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maela most popular?
Maela peaked in 2003, when 110 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maela currently ranks #1,910 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.