girl's name
Maileen
- Origin Estonian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 292
Maileen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Maileen is a name of Estonian origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Maileen over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2010, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 |
| 2010s (to 2010) | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2010) | 40 |
How popular is Maileen?
In 2025, Maileen was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maileen 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 Maileen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïleen | Maïleen is a rare spelling of Maileen, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 120 times, mostly in France. | 120 |
| Mai-Leen | Mai-Leen is Maileen written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Maileen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maileen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maileen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maileen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maileen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maileen
How popular is the name Maileen?
In 2025, Maileen was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maileen a girl's or a boy's name?
Maileen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maileen most popular?
Maileen peaked in 2020, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maileen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maileen currently ranks #4,879 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.