How Many People Are Named Maylee?
An estimated 4,306 people in the United States have the first name Maylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Maylee peaked in popularity in 2016 with 268 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maylee 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 Maylee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Maylee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,306
About 1 in 79,599 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
268 births
Total Registered
4,348
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maylee
Maylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,348 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maylee as a female name
Ranked #1,020 in 2024
247 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (268 births)
Maylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maylee span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,196 babies were registered. While Maylee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maylee by Decade
How has Maylee 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.
Maylee by State
Birth registrations for Maylee span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, Nebraska, Minnesota. On average, about 86 Maylees were registered per state.
Maylee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maylee?
We estimate approximately 4,306 people named Maylee 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 79,599 Americans share this first name.
Is Maylee a common name?
Maylee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,348 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maylee most popular?
Maylee reached peak popularity in 2016, when 268 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maylee is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maylee a female name?
Maylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maylee Smith, Maylee Johnson, Maylee 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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