Girls' name · since 1999
Mailey
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 519 babies named Mailey, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
519 babies have been named Mailey since 1999, making it today's #6243 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mailey recorded 519 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #6243 nationally today, ahead of 64% 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 1999 to 2025.
- #11,576 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,243 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 519 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mailey ranks #11,576 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,243 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 519 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,576 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,243 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mailey's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mailey compares
519 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Mailey's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mailey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mailey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mailey's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mailey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Mailey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (247 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Mailey's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Mailey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
247 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 247 births (48% of all-time use).
How Mailey 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 Mailey's total volume
Mailey by state
Where Mailey concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.0% |
32 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mailey's data
- Mailey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (247 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maileys (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mailey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Mailey 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.