girl's name
Mayling
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 127
Mayling is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1979, when 9 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Mayling 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 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 19 |
| 1980s | 26 |
| 1990s | 31 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 13 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Mayling?
In 2023, Mayling was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Mayling 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 Mayling is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| May-Ling | May-Ling is Mayling written with a hyphen, used in France, where it ranks #4,140. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Mayling
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mayling also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mayling over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mayling
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mayling — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mayling
How popular is the name Mayling?
In 2023, Mayling was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mayling a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayling is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mayling most popular?
Mayling peaked in 1979, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.