Girls' name · since 1986
Mailynn
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 234 babies named Mailynn, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mailynn currently ranks #12301 among girls' names in America, with 234 babies recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mailynn has been recorded 234 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #12301 nationally and more common than 29% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #18,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 234 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mailynn ranks #18,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 234 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 234
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mailynn's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Mailynn compares
234 40th percentile among 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
Mailynn's all-time total is 38% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mailynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mailynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mailynn splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mailynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mailynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Mailynn's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Mailynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (38% of all-time use).
Mailynn by state
Where Mailynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 234 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mailynn's data
- Mailynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Mailynns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Mailynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Mailynn 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.