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Maelyn

Girl

Meaning of Maelyn: American: modern invented name

Maelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1207th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1207

180 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

2,490

First recorded 1982 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 17 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 32 babies2005: 29 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 46 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 81 babies2012: 93 babies2013: 99 babies2014: 95 babies2015: 104 babies2016: 94 babies2017: 107 babies2018: 100 babies2019: 187 babies2020: 156 babies20202021: 132 babies2022: 170 babies2023: 182 babies2024: 201 babies2025: 180 babies
US babies named Maelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 201.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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