Maylen
Maylen was the 9263rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2443rd with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,748 places. More babies were named Maylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,263 girls, down 6,003 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 847babies recorded
Maylen popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 2025, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,263 | 11 |
| 2020 | #3,260 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,821 | 30 |
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How popular is Maylen, counting every spelling?
Maylen is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,263 for Maylen 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 Maylen?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maylen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maylen 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maylen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maylen?
About 800 people born in the US named Maylen are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Maylen 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.
Maylen by state
How common Maylen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×). In 48 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 Maylen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maylen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maylen
How popular is the name Maylen?
Maylen was the 9263rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 2443rd with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,748 places. More babies were named Maylen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maylen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maylen in the US.
Where is Maylen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maylen was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.