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Maydell

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How to Pronounce Maydell

Pronounced MAY-del /ˈmeɪ.dɛl/Medium

Meaning: Maydell reads as a blend of May (from the month, or a short form of Mary or Margaret) with the popular early-twentieth-century -dell ending, a coined name in the Southern American habit of stretching a simple name into a fuller one.Low

In 30 seconds: Maydell is a coined early American girl's name blending May with a -dell ending. It surfaced quietly, peaking around 1919 (said MAY-del).
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Origin LowAmerican, English
MeaningMaydell reads as a blend of May (from the month, or a short form of Mary or Margaret) with the popular early-twentieth-century -dell ending, a coined name in the Southern American habit of stretching a simple name into a fuller one.
U.S. rank (1957)#6722 ↘ Falling
1957 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 367

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191919071957

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Maydell is best read as May, from the spring month or a short form of Mary, joined with the fashionable -dell ending common in the early-twentieth-century American South. The exact formation is uncertain, which we note.

Maydell was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1919, and it disappeared from records by the late 1950s. A girl named Maydell then would be from the great-grandparent generation now.

Did you know? Maydell belongs to a fashion for -dell and -belle endings in the early 1900s American South, the same pattern that produced names like Ordell and Vondell.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Maydell — Likely blend of May + -dell ending; early-1900s Southern coinage pattern

Variations

MaydelleMayzellMaidell

Nicknames

MayDell

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If you like Maydell…

Mavis— a like short vintage bird-name feel
Vondell— a like early-1900s -dell coinage
Maybelle— a like May-rooted elaborated name
Mazell— another vintage pick
Maudell— shares the -ll ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Maydell mean?

It is a blended early American name joining May with the fashionable -dell ending.

How do you pronounce Maydell?

It is said MAY-del /ˈmeɪ.dɛl/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Maydell a boy or girl name?

Maydell is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Maydell?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-tens.

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