girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Maylee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,023 Trend ↑ Rising 15%
Rank 2025
#1,023
among girls · ↓4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
245
named Maylee · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,560
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
268 babies
All-time total
4,596
#2,714 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Maylee popularity over time

4,596 babies have been named Maylee since 1969, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

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 5 1 – #8,214
1970s 17 2 +240% #7,810
1980s 39 4 +129% #7,343
1990s 127 13 +226% #2,723
2000s 777 78 +512% #1,240
2010s 2,196 220 +183% #990
2020s (to 2025) 1,435 239 +9% #1,014

Where Maylee 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 252 0.16 outside top 500
2027 257 0.16 outside top 500
2028 262 0.16 outside top 500
2029 267 0.17 outside top 500
2030 271 0.17 outside top 500

Where Maylee is most popular

Girls named Maylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.149 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Utah, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maylee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kentucky 63 0.737 +395%
Utah 49 0.589 +295%
West Virginia 14 0.534 +259%
Arkansas 28 0.530 +256%
Oklahoma 34 0.462 +210%
Tennessee 71 0.448 +201%
Missouri 48 0.398 +167%
Indiana 53 0.378 +154%
Oregon 18 0.276 +86%
Louisiana 24 0.274 +84%
Ohio 64 0.270 +81%
Mississippi 12 0.257 +72%
Michigan 45 0.247 +66%
Alabama 18 0.192 +29%
Georgia 43 0.189 +27%
North Carolina 41 0.180 +21%
Kansas 8 0.139 -7%
Washington 20 0.138 -7%
Texas 104 0.129 -13%
Arizona 15 0.107 -28%
Minnesota 11 0.102 -32%
Illinois 23 0.100 -33%
Florida 41 0.096 -36%
Pennsylvania 21 0.089 -40%
Iowa 5 0.086 -43%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -54%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -55%
Maryland 6 0.057 -62%
California 45 0.054 -64%
New York 10 0.025 -83%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maylee

Maylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,023 in 2025 with 245 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 4,596 American babies have been named Maylee. Its peak came in 2016, when 268 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Maylee?

The median living Maylee is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 4,600 people named Maylee are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Maylee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 245 #1,023
2024 249 #1,019
2023 220 #1,119
2022 257 #1,014
2021 237 #1,065
2020 227 #1,084
2019 202 #1,177
2018 212 #1,149
2017 212 #1,163
2016 268 #990
2015 236 #1,101
2014 228 #1,115
2013 236 #1,054
2012 216 #1,145
2011 217 #1,132
2010 169 #1,376
2009 200 #1,240
2008 159 #1,477
2007 86 #2,271
2006 65 #2,747
2005 59 #2,814
2004 56 #2,880
2003 52 #2,945
2002 41 #3,373
2001 36 #3,678
2000 23 #5,092
1995 7 #11,311
1990 6 #12,338
1985 9 #7,343
1980 5 #11,472
1975 – –
1970 – –
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1960 – –
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1950 – –
1945 – –
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1925 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maylee?

The median living Maylee is about 9 years old. Half of all living Maylees are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Maylee are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Maylee are alive in the United States, based on 4,596 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maylee in 2025?

Maylee ranked #1,023 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 245 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maylee?

4,596 babies have been named Maylee in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maylee most popular?

Maylee peaked in 2016, when 268 newborns received the name.

Is Maylee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maylee rising or falling?

Maylee has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Maylee become more popular?

Maylee is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 271 girls named Maylee 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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