Mailyn: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,513

among girls · ↓1,075 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Mailyn · -33% vs 2024

How common

1 in 51,847

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

57 babies

All-time total

936

#7,864 all-time among girls

First recorded

1978

in Social Security records

Mailyn popularity over time

936 babies have been named Mailyn since 1978, 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	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#10,724
1980s	30	3	+500%	#7,842
1990s	53	5	+77%	#6,375
2000s	254	25	+379%	#3,229
2010s	370	37	+46%	#3,246
2020s (to 2025)	224	37	+1%	#2,959

Where Mailyn 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	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	34	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	37	0.02	outside top 500
2030	38	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Mailyn

Mailyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,513 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 936 American babies have been named Mailyn. Its peak came in 2023, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Mailyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mailyn?

The median living Mailyn is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 900 people named Mailyn 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.

Mailyn year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	31	#4,513
2024	46	#3,438
2023	57	#2,959
2022	26	#5,116
2021	33	#4,299
2020	31	#4,409
2019	27	#4,988
2018	28	#4,846
2017	36	#4,122
2016	29	#4,799
2015	34	#4,272
2014	41	#3,761
2013	50	#3,246
2012	44	#3,621
2011	39	#3,884
2010	42	#3,726
2009	52	#3,229
2008	38	#4,145
2007	37	#4,182
2006	22	#6,047
2005	27	#4,908
2004	33	#4,241
2003	11	#9,451
2002	10	#9,972
2001	13	#8,020
2000	11	#8,935
1995	9	#9,227
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	6	#9,811
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
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1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mailyn?

The median living Mailyn is about 12 years old. Half of all living Mailyns are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Mailyn are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Mailyn are alive in the United States, based on 936 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mailyn in 2025?

Mailyn ranked #4,513 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mailyn?

936 babies have been named Mailyn in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mailyn most popular?

Mailyn peaked in 2023, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Mailyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Mailyn rising or falling?

Mailyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mailyn become more popular?

Mailyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 girls named Mailyn 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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