Total births
14
Boys' name · since 2024
Maelan
Maelan has 14 recorded births since 2024 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9874
- among boys today
- 14
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
Maelan currently ranks #9874 among boys' names in America, with 14 babies recorded since 2024.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelan has been recorded 14 times among boys since 2024, currently ranked #9874 nationally and more common than 31% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #9874 among boys today
- 14 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maelan is currently the #9874 boys' name in America, more common than 31% of boys - 14 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9874
- among boys today
- 14
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
Maelan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9874
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 31% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Maelan was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Maelan in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Maelan compares
14 5th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maelan's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maelan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Maelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maelan splits its recorded history at 2025: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maelan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,874
Active since
2024
Maelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Maelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maelan's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Maelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maelan? ▼
Maelan has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 2024, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #9874 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Maelan most popular? ▼
Maelan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Maelan been used? ▼
Records for Maelan go back to 2024, giving 2 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Maelan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mael, Maeson, Mae, Maejor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Maelan
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maelan
Mael Boy
#1056 1,353 births
Maeson Boy
#4039 714 births
Mae Boy
606 births
Maejor Boy
112 births
Maesyn Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maelan: #9874 Boys' Name - 14 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maelan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maelan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.