girl's name
Maelyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,920
Maelyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 201 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,419 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1982.
Maelyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 96 |
| 2000s | 325 |
| 2010s | 1,035 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,021 |
How popular is Maelyn?
In 2025, Maelyn was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maelyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Maelyn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maëlyn | Maëlyn is a rare spelling of Maelyn, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 185 times, mostly in France. | 185 |
| Maélyn | Maélyn is a rare spelling of Maelyn, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Maelyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maelyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maelyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maelyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maelyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maelyn
How popular is the name Maelyn?
In 2025, Maelyn was given to 180 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Maelyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maelyn most popular?
Maelyn peaked in 2024, when 201 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maelyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maelyn currently ranks #1,249 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.