Maylin
Girl name · #1680 in 2025 · Very rare
Maylin is currently the #1680 girl name in the United States — 123 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1950, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,634 girls born in 2025 was named Maylin.
The 51-year story
Maylin first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 199 babies and a rank of #1193. 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 Maylin per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maylin in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Maylin is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Maylin will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Maylin is most common
State-level data for Maylin is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Maylin
Statistically, parents drawn to Maylin tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Jazlin, Meylin, Daylin, Keylin, and Jaslin.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maylin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1673 |
| 2024 | 199 | #1193 |
| 2023 | 164 | #1373 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1828 |
| 2021 | 88 | #2131 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1965 |
| 2019 | 92 | #2056 |
| 2018 | 90 | #2113 |
| 2017 | 89 | #2144 |
| 2016 | 80 | #2343 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1950 |
| 2014 | 136 | #1583 |
| 2013 | 153 | #1457 |
| 2012 | 187 | #1279 |
| 2011 | 157 | #1440 |
| 2010 | 143 | #1556 |
| 2009 | 166 | #1414 |
| 2008 | 143 | #1589 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2034 |
| 2006 | 84 | #2267 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2407 |
| 2004 | 130 | #1533 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2885 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3523 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4321 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maylin a popular girl name?
Maylin ranked #1680 among girls in 2025 with 123 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1950.
When was the name Maylin most popular?
Maylin peaked in 2024, when 199 American girls received the name (ranked #1193 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Maylin?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,634 newborn American girls was named Maylin. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.