girl's name
Maily
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,106
France
#997
as Maïly, 2025
Maily is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 235 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1981.
Maily over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 10 |
| 1990s | 200 |
| 2000s | 965 |
| 2010s | 1,615 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 425 |
How popular is Maily?
In 2025, Maily was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maily is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Maily is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Maïly | Maïly is Maily written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #997 in France, against #6,454 for Maily. | 1,520 |
| Mai-Ly | Mai-Ly is Maily written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 140 |
| Maï-Ly | Maï-Ly is Maily written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 115 |
Names that peaked alongside Maily
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maily also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maily over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maily
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maily — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maily
How popular is the name Maily?
In 2025, Maily was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maily a girl's or a boy's name?
Maily is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maily most popular?
Maily peaked in 2010, when 235 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maily a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maily currently ranks #997 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.