Maylee
Maylee was the 1023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 990th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 78 places. More babies were named Maylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,023 girls, up 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 245girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016268 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,596babies recorded
Maylee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,023 | 245 |
| 2020 | #1,084 | 227 |
| 2010 | #1,376 | 169 |
| 2000 | #5,092 | 23 |
| 1990 | #12,338 | 6 |
| 1980 | #11,472 | 5 |
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How popular is Maylee, counting every spelling?
Maylee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #468 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,023 for Maylee on its own. Together these spellings went to 683 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maylee | 245 | #1,023 | 1,208 |
| Maelee | 79 | #2,316 | 414 |
| Maelie | 43 | #3,555 | 240 |
| Mayli | 50 | #3,196 | 239 |
| Maylie | 57 | #2,949 | 206 |
| Maily | 38 | #3,877 | 137 |
| Maely | 30 | #4,622 | 120 |
| Maeli | 33 | #4,314 | 103 |
| Mailee | 15 | #7,362 | 83 |
| Mailey | 19 | #6,246 | 75 |
| Meily | 15 | #7,379 | 65 |
| Maeley | 11 | #9,238 | 61 |
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 Maylee?
245 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maylee (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maylee 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maylee?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Maylee are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Maylee 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.
Maylee by state
How common Maylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (5.0×), Utah (4.0×), Arkansas (3.6×), Oklahoma (3.1×), Tennessee (3.0×). 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 Maylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maylee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maylee
How popular is the name Maylee?
Maylee was the 1023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 245 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 990th with 268 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 78 places. More babies were named Maylee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maylee in the US.
Where is Maylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maylee was most common in Kentucky (0.74 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and West Virginia.