Bitter or pearl; beautiful May
A compound name blending Mae and Belle. Mae is a diminutive of Mary (Hebrew for 'bitter') or Margaret (Greek for 'pearl'), while Belle is French for 'beautiful.'
Less common today
Maebelle isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,991 in 2022.
Country music pioneer and matriarch of the Carter Family
Former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
The cow from the children's book series · Maybelle in the Soup
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
