Maylene: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,656

among girls · ↓410 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Maylene · -12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 73,058

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2012

41 babies

All-time total

1,198

#6,619 all-time among girls

First recorded

1918

in Social Security records

Maylene popularity over time

1,198 babies have been named Maylene since 1918, 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	–	#5,335
1920s	41	4	+720%	#3,925
1930s	48	5	+17%	#2,675
1940s	75	8	+56%	#2,895
1950s	61	6	-19%	#2,855
1960s	68	7	+11%	#4,736
1970s	59	6	-13%	#5,423
1980s	94	9	+59%	#4,800
1990s	94	9	0%	#6,270
2000s	228	23	+143%	#4,247
2010s	299	30	+31%	#3,835
2020s (to 2025)	126	21	-30%	#4,134

Where Maylene 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	21	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	21	0.01	outside top 500
2029	20	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Maylene

Maylene is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,656 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 1,198 American babies have been named Maylene. Its peak came in 2012, when 41 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 Maylene stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maylene?

The median living Maylene is about 20 years old; half are between 10 and 40. An estimated 1,100 people named Maylene 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.

Maylene year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	22	#5,656
2024	25	#5,246
2023	15	#7,518
2022	17	#6,898
2021	13	#8,318
2020	34	#4,134
2019	33	#4,314
2018	21	#5,936
2017	31	#4,551
2016	28	#4,940
2015	29	#4,819
2014	36	#4,160
2013	21	#6,173
2012	41	#3,835
2011	31	#4,644
2010	28	#5,059
2009	36	#4,247
2008	20	#6,732
2007	31	#4,765
2006	19	#6,754
2005	19	#6,451
2004	20	#6,133
2003	21	#5,727
2002	24	#5,025
2001	23	#5,117
2000	15	#7,034
1995	–	–
1990	10	#8,286
1985	11	#6,304
1980	6	#9,862
1975	–	–
1970	6	#7,641
1965	8	#5,135
1960	6	#6,146
1955	7	#5,038
1950	7	#4,595
1945	5	#5,018
1940	10	#2,895
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	6	#4,777
1920	5	#5,496
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Maylene?

The median living Maylene is about 20 years old. Half of all living Maylenes are between 10 and 40 years old.

How many people named Maylene are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Maylene are alive in the United States, based on 1,198 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Maylene in 2025?

Maylene ranked #5,656 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maylene?

1,198 babies have been named Maylene in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maylene most popular?

Maylene peaked in 2012, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Maylene a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Maylene rising or falling?

Maylene is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maylene become more popular?

Maylene is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Maylene 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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