How Many People Are Named Maelin?
An estimated 293 people in the United States have the first name Maelin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Maelin peaked in popularity in 2014 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maelin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maelin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
293
About 1 in 1,169,810 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2014
21 births
Total Registered
296
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maelin
Maelin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 296 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maelin as a female name
Ranked #8,721 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (21 births)
Maelin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maelin span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 139 babies were registered. While Maelin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maelin by Decade
How has Maelin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maelin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maelin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maelin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maelin?
We estimate approximately 293 people named Maelin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,169,810 Americans share this first name.
Is Maelin a common name?
Maelin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 296 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maelin most popular?
Maelin reached peak popularity in 2014, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maelin is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maelin a female name?
Maelin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maelin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maelin Smith, Maelin Johnson, Maelin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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