Is Maelyn a boy or girl name?
Maelyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 201 girls and 0 boys were named Maelyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,306 US babies named Maelyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,185
- Babies named Maelyn since 1982
- 2,306
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 201 babies
Boys and girls named Maelyn, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,185 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,265 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,371 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,605 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,406 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,249 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,004 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,088 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,945 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,064 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,985 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,072 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,314 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,489 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,332 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,564 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,430 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,226 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,656 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,347 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,997 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,841 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,936 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,682 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,715 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,970 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,364 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,984 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,474 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,144 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,285 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,699 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,306 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,387 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,939 |
Highest rank
Maelyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,185 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maelyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.