How Many People Are Named Maylene?
An estimated 999 people in the United States have the first name Maylene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Maylene peaked in popularity in 2012 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maylene 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 Maylene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
999
About 1 in 343,097 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2012
41 births
Total Registered
1,176
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maylene
Maylene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,176 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maylene as a female name
Ranked #5,230 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (41 births)
Maylene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maylene span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 299 babies were registered. While Maylene is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maylene by Decade
How has Maylene 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.
Maylene by State
Birth registrations for Maylene span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Arizona, Florida, Texas. On average, about 62 Maylenes were registered per state.
Maylene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maylene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maylene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maylene?
We estimate approximately 999 people named Maylene 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 343,097 Americans share this first name.
Is Maylene a common name?
Maylene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,176 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maylene most popular?
Maylene reached peak popularity in 2012, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maylene is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maylene a female name?
Maylene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maylene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maylene Smith, Maylene Johnson, Maylene 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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