How Many People Are Named Maelyn?
An estimated 2,285 people in the United States have the first name Maelyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Maelyn peaked in popularity in 2024 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maelyn 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 Maelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maelyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,285
About 1 in 150,002 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
201 births
Total Registered
2,306
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maelyn
Maelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,306 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maelyn as a female name
Ranked #1,185 in 2024
201 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (201 births)
Maelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maelyn span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,033 babies were registered. Maelyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maelyn by Decade
How has Maelyn 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.
Maelyn by State
Birth registrations for Maelyn span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado. On average, about 42 Maelyns were registered per state.
Maelyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maelyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maelyn
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maelyn?
We estimate approximately 2,285 people named Maelyn 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 150,002 Americans share this first name.
Is Maelyn a common name?
Maelyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,306 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maelyn most popular?
Maelyn reached peak popularity in 2024, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maelyn is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maelyn a female name?
Maelyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maelyn Smith, Maelyn Johnson, Maelyn 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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