Girls' name · since 1978
Mailyn
Mailyn has 936 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,491 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 936
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
936 babies have been named Mailyn since 1978, making it today's #4491 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mailyn recorded 936 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #4491 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 1978 to 2025.
- #7,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,491 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 936 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mailyn ranks #7,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,491 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 936 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,864 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,491 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 936
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mailyn's 936 recorded births place it above 89.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Mailyn compares
936 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Mailyn's all-time total is 149% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 936 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mailyn's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (370 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Mailyn's strongest decade.
370 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
254 births
- 2010s
2010s
370 births
- 2020s
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 370 births (40% of all-time use).
How Mailyn 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 Mailyn's total volume
Mailyn by state
Where Mailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 154 | 16.5% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
154 of 936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mailyn's data
- Mailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (370 total births) through the 2020s (224) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mailyns (154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Mailyn 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.