Bitter or pearl combined with meadow
A modern American compound name likely blending Mae, derived from Mary (meaning bitter) or Margaret (meaning pearl), with the suffix -lee, meaning meadow. It follows the trend of creating melodic, multi-syllabic names by joining two established classics.
Less common today
Maelee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,072 in 2024.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
