Maylin
Maylin was the 1680th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1193rd with 199 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 280 places. More babies were named Maylin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,680 girls, up 293 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024199 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,133babies recorded
Maylin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,680 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,973 | 96 |
| 2010 | #1,559 | 143 |
| 2000 | #4,251 | 29 |
| 1990 | #6,025 | 15 |
| 1980 | #7,855 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maylin, counting every spelling?
Maylin is a spelling of Maelynn, a name family that ranked #425 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,680 for Maylin 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 Maylin?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maylin (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maylin 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maylin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maylin?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Maylin are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Maylin 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.
Maylin by state
How common Maylin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (1.8×), Tennessee (1.8×), Georgia (1.6×), New Jersey (1.5×). In 32 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 Maylin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maylin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maylin
How popular is the name Maylin?
Maylin was the 1680th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1193rd with 199 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 280 places. More babies were named Maylin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maylin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maylin in the US.
Where is Maylin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maylin was most common in Virginia (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Georgia.