US rank #6793 Girls' name Peak 2010 500 births

Mailey — #6793 US girls' name

500 babies named Mailey in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s1782010s2472020s68
#6793
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mailey was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

40 babies were named Mailey in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 500 babies named Mailey between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mailey currently holds the #6793 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mailey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mailey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Mailey in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mailey 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 500 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.

Mailey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

500

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2010

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,793

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mailey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
40
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041999 7

Mailey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
247 births that decade — 49% of Mailey's all-time total
1990s72000s1782010s2472020s68

Mailey by state

Where Mailey concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mailey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 6.4%
#2 Utah
10 2.0%
#3 Missouri
5 1.0%
California share of Mailey's total US births 6.4%
Even split

32 of 500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mailey?
500 babies have been named Mailey since 1999. It currently ranks #6793 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 40 births.
When was Mailey most popular?
Mailey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 247 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Mailey most popular?
The top states for the name Mailey are California (32 births), Utah (10 births), Missouri (5 births).
How long has the name Mailey been used?
Mailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mailey?
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.

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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, 1999–2024 (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.