Total births
26
Girls' name · since 2009
Maidelyn
26 babies named Maidelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16751
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
26 babies have been named Maidelyn since 2009, making it today's #16751 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maidelyn has been recorded 26 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #16751 nationally and more common than 6% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2024.
- #16751 among girls today
- 26 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maidelyn is currently the #16751 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 26 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16751
- among girls today
- 26
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Maidelyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16751
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Maidelyn was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
6 babies were named Maidelyn in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Maidelyn compares
26 9th 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
Maidelyn's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maidelyn | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maidelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maidelyn's full recorded timeline at 2018, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maidelyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#16,751
Active since
2009
Maidelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Maidelyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Maidelyn's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Maidelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maidelyn? ▼
26 babies have been named Maidelyn since 2009. It currently ranks #16751 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Maidelyn most popular? ▼
Maidelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Maidelyn been used? ▼
Maidelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 16 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maidelyn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maia, Maisie, Maira, Mai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maidelyn's data
- Maidelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- 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 Maidelyn
Nearby Names Like Maidelyn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maidelyn
Maia Girl
#460 18,200 births
Maisie Girl
#256 12,954 births
Maira Girl
#2758 6,341 births
Mai Girl
#3229 5,677 births
Maite Girl
#1043 4,466 births
Compare Maidelyn side by side: Maidelyn vs Maia Maidelyn vs Maisie Maidelyn vs Maira
Related Names
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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, 2009–2024 (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. "Maidelyn: #16751 Girls' Name - 26 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maidelyn. 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 Maidelyn 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.