Maylene
Maylene was the 5656th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 2675th; the most babies were born in 2012 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 837 places. More babies were named Maylene in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,656 girls, down 1,522 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201241 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,198babies recorded
Maylene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,656 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,134 | 34 |
| 2010 | #5,059 | 28 |
| 2000 | #7,034 | 15 |
| 1990 | #8,286 | 10 |
| 1980 | #9,862 | 6 |
| 1970 | #7,641 | 6 |
| 1960 | #6,146 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,595 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,895 | 10 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,496 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maylene, counting every spelling?
Maylene is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,656 for Maylene 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 Maylene?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maylene (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maylene 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maylene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maylene?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Maylene are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 11 and 40. That makes Maylene 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.
Maylene by state
How common Maylene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Maylene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maylene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maylene
How popular is the name Maylene?
Maylene was the 5656th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 2675th; the most babies were born in 2012 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 837 places. More babies were named Maylene in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maylene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maylene in the US.
Where is Maylene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maylene was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.