Maelyn
Maelyn was the 1249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 180 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1189th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 696 places. More babies were named Maelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,249 girls, up 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 180girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,490babies recorded
Maelyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,249 | 180 |
| 2020 | #1,407 | 156 |
| 2010 | #2,489 | 75 |
| 2000 | #6,682 | 16 |
| 1990 | #14,306 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maelyn, counting every spelling?
Maelyn is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,249 for Maelyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 775 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maelynn | 234 | #1,055 | 1,149 |
| Maelyn | 180 | #1,249 | 865 |
| Maylin | 123 | #1,680 | 685 |
| Mailen | 23 | #5,498 | 272 |
| Mailyn | 31 | #4,513 | 193 |
| Maylen | 11 | #9,263 | 167 |
| Maylynn | 25 | #5,181 | 153 |
| Mayleen | 25 | #5,180 | 116 |
| Maylene | 22 | #5,656 | 92 |
| Mailin | — | — | 76 |
| Meilin | 19 | #6,256 | 75 |
| Maylyn | 13 | #8,174 | 69 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Maelyn?
180 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maelyn (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maelyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 47 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maelyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maelyn?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Maelyn are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Maelyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Maelyn by state
How common Maelyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (3.2×), Alabama (2.0×), North Carolina (1.9×), Ohio (1.7×), Virginia (1.6×). In 30 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maelyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maelyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maelyn
How popular is the name Maelyn?
Maelyn was the 1249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 180 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1189th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 696 places. More babies were named Maelyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maelyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maelyn in the US.
Where is Maelyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maelyn was most common in Kentucky (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.