Maelynn
Maelynn was the 1055th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 234 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 994th with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 803 places. More babies were named Maelynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,055 girls, up 60 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 234girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,916babies recorded
Maelynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,055 | 234 |
| 2020 | #1,115 | 218 |
| 2010 | #2,926 | 59 |
| 2000 | #6,683 | 16 |
| 1990 | #12,294 | 6 |
| 1980 | #11,407 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maelynn, counting every spelling?
Maelynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,055 for Maelynn 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 Maelynn?
234 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maelynn (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maelynn 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 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maelynn?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Maelynn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Maelynn 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.
Maelynn by state
How common Maelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Indiana (3.4×), Kentucky (3.0×), Missouri (2.5×), Michigan (2.4×), Ohio (2.1×). In 21 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 Maelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maelynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maelynn
How popular is the name Maelynn?
Maelynn was the 1055th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 234 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 994th with 261 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 803 places. More babies were named Maelynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Maelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maelynn in the US.
Where is Maelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maelynn was most common in West Virginia (0.50 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Kentucky.