Is Maylen a boy or girl name?

Maylen is a girl’s name. Of the 847 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Maylen

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Maylen was most popular in 2012, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,239 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 847 people named Maylen.

Maylen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maylen’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maylen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maylen is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 847 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 98% girls and 2% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Maylen

Where Maylen 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