Maylynn
Girl name · #5135 in 2025 · Uniqueness 80/100
Maylynn is currently the #5135 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4853, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Maylynn.
The 61-year story
Maylynn first appears in the Social Security records in 1964, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 36 babies and a rank of #4039. 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 Maylynn per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Maylynn in class?
Maylynn scores 80 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Maylynn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Maylynn is most common
State-level data for Maylynn 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 Maylynn
Statistically, parents drawn to Maylynn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Brelynn, Zaelynn, Tailynn, Roslynn, and Karsynn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Maylynn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 36 | #4039 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 32 | #4378 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2018 | 25 | #5152 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5310 |
| 2013 | 25 | #5317 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4957 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6335 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5434 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5895 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7391 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maylynn a popular girl name?
Maylynn ranked #5135 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4853.
When was the name Maylynn most popular?
Maylynn peaked in 2024, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #4039 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Maylynn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Maylynn. It scores 80/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "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.