Total births
20
Girls' name · since 2000
Maelina
20 babies named Maelina in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14312
- among girls today
- 20
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Maelina currently ranks #14312 among girls' names in America, with 20 babies recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Maelina recorded 20 times among girls since 2000, holding rank #14312 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2024.
- #14312 among girls today
- 20 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
- 19% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Maelina is currently the #14312 girls' name in America, more common than 19% of girls - 20 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14312
- among girls today
- 20
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 19%
- more common than other girls
Maelina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14312
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 19% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Maelina was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
9 babies were named Maelina in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Maelina compares
20 7th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Maelina's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maelina | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maelina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maelina's full recorded timeline at 2017, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maelina at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#14,312
Active since
2000
Maelina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Maelina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maelina's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Maelina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
9 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maelina? ▼
20 babies have been named Maelina since 2000. It currently ranks #14312 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Maelina most popular? ▼
Maelina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Maelina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maelina since 2000 -- 25 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Maelina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mae, Maeve, Maegan, Maelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maelina's data
- Maelina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maelina
Nearby Names Like Maelina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maelina
Mae Girl
#529 114,835 births
Maeve Girl
#75 29,608 births
Maegan Girl
9,171 births
Maelynn Girl
#992 2,916 births
Maelyn Girl
#1190 2,490 births
Compare Maelina side by side: Maelina vs Mae Maelina vs Maeve Maelina vs Maegan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2024 (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. "Maelina: #14312 Girls' Name - 20 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maelina. 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 Maelina 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 July 2026.