Maile: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,316

among girls · ↑310 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maile · +10% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2007

154 babies

All-time total

3,680

#3,151 all-time among girls

First recorded

1919

in Social Security records

Maile popularity over time

3,680 babies have been named Maile since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	5	1	–	#5,270
1920s	28	3	+460%	#3,274
1930s	28	3	0%	#3,345
1940s	64	6	+129%	#3,561
1950s	92	9	+44%	#2,696
1960s	209	21	+127%	#1,994
1970s	477	48	+128%	#1,634
1980s	490	49	+3%	#1,795
1990s	527	53	+8%	#2,114
2000s	1,202	120	+128%	#1,370
2010s	389	39	-68%	#2,788
2020s (to 2025)	169	28	-28%	#4,316

Where Maile is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	35	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	36	0.02	outside top 500
2030	37	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Maile

Maile is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,316 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 3,680 American babies have been named Maile. Its peak came in 2007, when 154 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maile stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maile?

The median living Maile is about 26 years old; half are between 18 and 44. An estimated 3,500 people named Maile are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maile year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,316
2024	30	#4,626
2023	30	#4,622
2022	22	#5,745
2021	31	#4,469
2020	23	#5,422
2019	24	#5,402
2018	29	#4,732
2017	21	#5,959
2016	23	#5,731
2015	26	#5,236
2014	40	#3,823
2013	47	#3,391
2012	58	#2,961
2011	63	#2,788
2010	58	#2,963
2009	73	#2,560
2008	140	#1,626
2007	154	#1,509
2006	145	#1,518
2005	125	#1,621
2004	131	#1,531
2003	148	#1,370
2002	92	#1,928
2001	107	#1,693
2000	87	#1,945
1995	64	#2,114
1990	47	#2,551
1985	63	#1,795
1980	53	#1,999
1975	60	#1,634
1970	48	#1,850
1965	18	#3,003
1960	14	#3,462
1955	7	#5,015
1950	9	#3,843
1945	5	#4,976
1940	6	#4,161
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	10	#3,274
1920	5	#5,466
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maile, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maile?

The median living Maile is about 26 years old. Half of all living Mailes are between 18 and 44 years old.

How many people named Maile are alive today?

An estimated 3,500 people named Maile are alive in the United States, based on 3,680 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maile mean?

From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”).

How popular is the name Maile in 2025?

Maile ranked #4,316 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maile?

3,680 babies have been named Maile in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maile most popular?

Maile peaked in 2007, when 154 newborns received the name.

Is Maile a boy or girl name?

Maile is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maile rising or falling?

Maile has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Maile become more popular?

Maile is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Maile in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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