girl's name

Maylis

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 7,495

France

#798

2025 births

Maylis is a girl's name. In 2001 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in France in 2007, when 350 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 11,790 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1932.

Maylis over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,885
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Maylis by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 25
1940s 45
1950s 85
1960s 155
1970s 360
1980s 605
1990s 1,335
2000s 2,885
2010s 1,620
2020s (to 2025) 345

How popular is Maylis?

In 2025, Maylis was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #798 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Maylis is used

France #798 55 in 2025
Canada #3,245 6 in 2018
United States #14,690 6 in 2001

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Maylis is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Maÿlis Maÿlis is a variant spelling of Maylis, recorded in France. 135
Maylïs Maylïs is a rare spelling of Maylis, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Maylis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Maylis also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maylis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Maylis

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maylis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Maylis

How popular is the name Maylis?

In 2025, Maylis was given to 50 babies in France, ranking #798 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Maylis a girl's or a boy's name?

Maylis is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Maylis most popular?

Maylis peaked in 2007, when 350 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Maylis a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maylis currently ranks #798 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.