Maily
Girl name · #3858 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
In 2025, 38 baby girls were named Maily, placing it at #3858 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #9481, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Maily.
The 39-year story
Maily first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2010, when 48 girls were named Maily — good for #3360 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Maily per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maily in class?
Maily scores 46 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 Maily is most common
State-level data for Maily 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 Maily
Statistically, parents drawn to Maily tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Heily, Kaily, Sicily, Ily, and Mazzy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maily | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3758 |
| 2023 | 36 | #4047 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8032 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9562 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5449 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9806 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9481 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4887 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3711 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 48 | #3360 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3619 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4360 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9264 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maily a popular girl name?
Maily ranked #3858 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #9481.
When was the name Maily most popular?
Maily peaked in 2010, when 48 American girls received the name (ranked #3360 that year). Since 2010 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Maily?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Maily. It scores 46/100 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.