Maelyn is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Maelyn is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,249 for girl births in the United States (and #2,373 across all names), given to 180 babies. Maelyn first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2024 (201 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | 180 | #1,249 |
| 2024 | 201 | 201 | #1,189 |
| 2023 | 182 | 182 | #1,267 |
| 2022 | 170 | 170 | #1,370 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | #1,596 |
| 2020 | 156 | 156 | #1,407 |
| 2019 | 187 | 187 | #1,249 |
| 2018 | 100 | 100 | #1,974 |
| 2017 | 107 | 107 | #1,898 |
| 2016 | 94 | 94 | #2,089 |
| 2015 | 104 | 104 | #1,945 |
| 2014 | 95 | 95 | #2,065 |
| 2013 | 99 | 99 | #1,986 |
| 2012 | 93 | 93 | #2,072 |
| 2011 | 81 | 81 | #2,314 |
| 2010 | 75 | 75 | #2,489 |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | #3,332 |
| 2008 | 46 | 46 | #3,564 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | #4,430 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | #4,226 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #4,656 |
| 2004 | 32 | 32 | #4,347 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #3,997 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #4,842 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #4,936 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #6,682 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,715 |
| 1998 | 17 | 17 | #5,970 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,365 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,986 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,474 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,144 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #11,285 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,699 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,306 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #10,387 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,939 |