Maelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-EL
- Origin
- Celtic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,778 for girls
Maelle is a girls' name of Celtic origin, meaning “prince; chief”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 2,778th for girls in the US (61 babies).
What does Maelle mean?
Celtic: French feminine of Breton Mael
“prince; chief”
Maëlle is the feminine form of Maël, a Breton boy's name.
Is Maelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Maelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 61 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Maelle, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th.
2025 had the most girls named Maelle of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Maelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Maelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Maelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,778among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 26,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were named Maelle, making it the 2,778th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had the most girls named Maelle of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Maelle in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,778 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,870 |
| 2022 | 36 | #4,039 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 27 | #4,908 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,917 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5,623 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 29 | #4,806 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
Names like Maelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maisie Maeve Mila Myla Isla Esme Harper Phoebe Lyra Freya Indie Elodie
Names related to Maelle
More Celtic names
Arthur Imogen Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Vienna Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maelle, updated 20 October 2026.