Name Legacy

Maelyn

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Maelyn was most popular in 2024, when 201 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,244 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,368, with 180 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,490 people named Maelyn.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#2,244
Births that year201
Total since 18802,490
Given to100% girls

Maelyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Maelyn’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maelyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maelyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,490 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Maelyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org