Name Legacy

Maylene

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Maylene was most popular in 2012, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,198 people named Maylene.

Most popular in2012
Rank that year#6,487
Births that year41
Total since 18801,198
Given to100% girls

Maylene over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Maylene’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maylene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maylene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,198 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 Maylene 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