Mayleen
Mayleen was the 5180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2728th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,065 places. More babies were named Mayleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,180 girls, up 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201265 babies
- Total since 1880
- 906babies recorded
Mayleen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,180 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,268 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,553 | 45 |
| 2000 | #8,369 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #11,473 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mayleen, counting every spelling?
Mayleen is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,180 for Mayleen 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 Mayleen?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mayleen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mayleen 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mayleen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mayleen?
About 900 people born in the US named Mayleen are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Mayleen mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mayleen by state
How common Mayleen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.2×). In 49 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 Mayleen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mayleen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mayleen
How popular is the name Mayleen?
Mayleen was the 5180th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2728th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,065 places. More babies were named Mayleen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mayleen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mayleen in the US.
Where is Mayleen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mayleen was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.