US rank #4529 Girls' name Peak 2024 203 births

Maelys — #4529 US girls' name

203 babies named Maelys in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s942020s97
#4529
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Maelys was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

31 babies were named Maelys in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maelys

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Maelys between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maelys currently holds the #4529 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maelys performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Maelys shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Maelys in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maelys in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 203 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maelys at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

203

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2024

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,529

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maelys popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
31
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
010203040 20242022202020182016201420122008 6

Maelys by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
97 births that decade — 48% of Maelys's all-time total
2000s122010s942020s97

Maelys by state

Where Maelys concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Maelys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 4.9%
#2 Florida
5 2.5%
New York share of Maelys's total US births 4.9%
Even split

10 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maelys?
203 babies have been named Maelys since 2008. It currently ranks #4529 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 31 births.
When was Maelys most popular?
Maelys was most popular in the 2020s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Maelys most popular?
The top states for the name Maelys are New York (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Maelys been used?
Maelys has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maelys?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.