Mailen
Mailen was the 5498th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1704th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,381 places. More babies were named Mailen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,498 girls, down 2,623 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 683babies recorded
Mailen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #5,498 | 23 |
| 2020 | #2,875 | 57 |
| 2010 | #7,396 | 17 |
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How popular is Mailen, counting every spelling?
Mailen is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,498 for Mailen 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 Mailen?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mailen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mailen 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mailen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mailen?
About 700 people born in the US named Mailen are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Mailen 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.
Mailen by state
How common Mailen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×), California (1.7×). In 45 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 Mailen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mailen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mailen
How popular is the name Mailen?
Mailen was the 5498th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1704th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,381 places. More babies were named Mailen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mailen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mailen in the US.
Where is Mailen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mailen was most common in Arizona (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.