Combination of May and Ella; or hawthorn flower.
Mayella is likely a compound name blending the month name May with the suffix -ella. It is most famously associated with the character Mayella Ewell in Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', where it evokes a sense of faded Southern gothic atmosphere.
Less common today
Mayella isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,019 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A central character in the classic novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' · To Kill a Mockingbird
