Fun Facts About the Name Maybelline
- 624 babies named Maybelline: U.S. records list 624 babies given the name Maybelline from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maybelline Mean?
Maybelline is an English feminine name whose meaning is uncertain. It is often analyzed as an extended form of Maybelle, with the ending -ine functioning as a feminine name suffix, as in Clementine and Josephine. Maybelle itself has two possible origins: it may be a variant of Mabel, from Old French Amabel, ultimately Latin amabilis, "lovable"; or it may be a compound of May, from the month name (Latin Maius, linked to the goddess Maia), and French belle, "beautiful," giving the sense "beautiful May." A separate explanation connects the name to the cosmetics brand Maybelline, whose name is commonly described as a blend of Mabel and Vaseline; under that derivation, the ending -ine is not a name suffix but part of the brand formation. Because Maybelline is rare as a personal name, no single etymology is firmly established.
Maybelline Name History & Origins
Mabel came into English from Old French after the Norman Conquest. It derives from Amabel, a medieval French form of Latin amabilis, "lovable." Mabel was used in medieval England, and later English spellings include Mabelle and Maybelle. The name May is a separate English given name taken from the month, which comes from Latin Maius, named for the goddess Maia. Belle comes from French belle, "beautiful," and appears in English compounds such as Annabelle and Rosabelle. Maybelle can be understood either as a variant of Mabel or as a combination of May and Belle.
One analysis treats Maybelline as Maybelle with the feminine suffix -ine, an ending found in names like Clementine, Adeline, and Josephine. The same spelling is used by the cosmetics company Maybelline, founded in 1915 by Thomas Lyle Williams. Williams named the brand after his sister Mabel Williams, and the blend of Mabel and Vaseline is often given as the origin of the brand name. As a given name, Maybelline is rare; its use is closely associated with the brand name and with the older Maybelle, and its exact route into given-name use is uncertain.
How Popular is the Name Maybelline?
Maybelline has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #2,688 in 1955.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,562 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,816 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,206 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #5,901 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #5,872 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,002 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,606 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #7,624 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,208 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,919 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,633 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,623 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #7,274 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,834 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #5,311 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #7,772 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #8,318 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #6,985 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,387 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #7,730 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #15,766 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,071 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #12,009 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,790 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #14,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,768 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #11,352 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #12,768 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #14,892 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,926 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #11,251 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,043 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,829 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #10,430 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #11,244 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,792 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,986 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #8,716 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #10,260 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #6,629 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #6,388 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #8,825 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,336 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,884 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,449 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,688 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #6,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #4,267 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #4,189 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #4,104 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #4,178 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,647 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,546 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,632 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,775 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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