girl's name
Maylin
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,252
Maylin is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 199 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,954 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Maylin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 84 |
| 1990s | 189 |
| 2000s | 844 |
| 2010s | 1,230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 781 |
How popular is Maylin?
In 2025, Maylin was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maylin 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 Maylin is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| May-Lin | May-Lin is Maylin written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Maylin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maylin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maylin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maylin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maylin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maylin
How popular is the name Maylin?
In 2025, Maylin was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maylin a girl's or a boy's name?
Maylin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maylin most popular?
Maylin peaked in 2024, when 199 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maylin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maylin currently ranks #1,682 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.