US rank #3535 Girls' name Peak 2023 902 births

Mailyn — #3535 US girls' name

902 babies named Mailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s301990s532000s2542010s3702020s190
#3535
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mailyn was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

57 babies were named Mailyn in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mailyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 902 babies named Mailyn between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mailyn currently holds the #3535 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mailyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mailyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 154 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Mailyn in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mailyn 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 902 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.

Mailyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

902

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2023

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,535

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mailyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
57
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199319801978 5

Mailyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
370 births that decade — 41% of Mailyn's all-time total
1970s51980s301990s532000s2542010s3702020s190

Mailyn by state

Where Mailyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mailyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
154 17.1%
#2 California
121 13.4%
#3 Florida
12 1.3%
#4 New York
7 0.8%
#5 Colorado
5 0.6%
Texas share of Mailyn's total US births 17.1%
Even split

154 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mailyn?
902 babies have been named Mailyn since 1978. It currently ranks #3535 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 57 births.
When was Mailyn most popular?
Mailyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Mailyn most popular?
The top states for the name Mailyn are Texas (154 births), California (121 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Mailyn been used?
Mailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mailyn?
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, 1978–2024 (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.