Maely
Girl name · #4636 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
In 2025, 30 baby girls were named Maely, placing it at #4636 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Maely.
The 21-year story
Maely first appears in the Social Security records in 2004, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 30 babies and a rank of #4546. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Maely per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maely in class?
Maely scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Maely is most common
State-level data for Maely is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Maely
Statistically, parents drawn to Maely tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ariely, Amely, Mirely, Danely, and Dally.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maely | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5638 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5398 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5619 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5025 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7217 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8529 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maely a popular girl name?
Maely ranked #4636 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Maely most popular?
Maely peaked in 2025, when 30 American girls received the name (ranked #4546 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Maely?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Maely. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.