Girls' name · since 1966
Maelynn
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 2,916 babies named Maelynn, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,916
- born since 1966
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maelynn is the #1055 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,916 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Maelynn recorded 2,916 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #1055 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #3,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,055 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,916 born since 1966
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maelynn ranks #3,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,055 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,916 born since 1966, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,916
- born since 1966
- 2020s
- peak decade
Maelynn's 2,916 recorded births place it above 94.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maelynn compares
2,916 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 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
Maelynn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,916 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 261 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maelynn's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 261, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Maelynn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,367 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Maelynn's strongest decade.
1,367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Maelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s 312
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,107 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,367 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,367 births (47% of all-time use).
How Maelynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maelynn's total volume
Maelynn by state
Where Maelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 214 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 160 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 123 | 4.2% |
| #4 | California | | 117 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 113 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 100 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 84 | 2.9% |
214 of 2,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Maelynn appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Maelynns (214 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Maelynn 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 August 2026.