girl's name
Mailen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 788
Mailen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 121 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Mailen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 333 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 329 |
How popular is Mailen?
In 2025, Mailen was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mailen 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 Mailen is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïlen | Maïlen is a rare spelling of Mailen, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Mailen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mailen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mailen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mailen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mailen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mailen
How popular is the name Mailen?
In 2025, Mailen was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mailen a girl's or a boy's name?
Mailen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mailen most popular?
Mailen peaked in 2023, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mailen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mailen currently ranks #5,439 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.