girl's name
Maile
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,786
Maile is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 154 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Maile over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 28 |
| 1930s | 28 |
| 1940s | 64 |
| 1950s | 92 |
| 1960s | 209 |
| 1970s | 477 |
| 1980s | 490 |
| 1990s | 527 |
| 2000s | 1,202 |
| 2010s | 389 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 169 |
How popular is Maile?
In 2025, Maile was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maile 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 Maile is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïlé | Maïlé is a rare spelling of Maile, written with an acute accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. | 40 |
Names that peaked alongside Maile
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maile also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maile
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maile
How popular is the name Maile?
In 2025, Maile was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maile a girl's or a boy's name?
Maile is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Maile?
Maile has 1 syllable.
When was Maile most popular?
Maile peaked in 2007, when 154 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maile a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maile currently ranks #4,327 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.