Maylen Girl
How popular is Maylen?
#8,858 girl name in 2025
11 baby girls were named Maylen in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
Maylen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8,858 for girls (▼ 4896 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 11 girls, 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,478 in 2015, #3,221 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,426 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Maylen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Maylin family of names ranked #797 for girls in 2025 (#582 the year before), with 307 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maylin | 123 | 40% |
| Mailen | 23 | 7% |
| Maylen | 11 | 4% |
| Mailyn | 31 | 10% |
| Malin | 16 | 5% |
| Maylynn | 25 | 8% |
| Maylene | 22 | 7% |
| Malone | 16 | 5% |
| Maylyn | 13 | 4% |
| Malan | 8 | 3% |
| Mailynn | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Maylen is most popular
Babies named Maylen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Maylen by decade
Girl names about as popular as Maylen
Questions
- Is Maylen a boy or girl name?
- Maylen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Maylen were girls.
- How popular is the name Maylen?
- 11 baby girls were named Maylen in the US in 2025, making it the 8858th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
- When was Maylen most popular?
- Maylen peaked in 2012, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,426 in 2012.
- How many people are named Maylen?
- 847 babies have been named Maylen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 842 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Maylen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maylen was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.