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Maelyn

Maelyn holds the #1248 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 180 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1398 in 2020 to #1248 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#1188 nationally, 201 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1982. The name's biggest fan base is in Alabama (#520 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1248
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1188
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
180
girls named Maelyn

Maelyn popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.007%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#1188 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Maelyn is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #863 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#863New York: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #721 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#721Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #871 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#871New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #973 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#973South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025OK—Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025MS—Alabama: #520 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#520Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maelyn in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Alabama (#520), Wisconsin (#564), Louisiana (#677)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Maelyn in the most recent year of SSA data.

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