Boys' name · since 1917

Mayland

32 babies named Mayland in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

32
total births
1917–1923
years on record
1920s
peak decade
84%
born in that decade

32 boys have been named Mayland since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayland has been recorded 32 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1923.

  • 32 total births
  • 1917–1923 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 84% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mayland's 32 recorded births place it above 44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mayland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mayland's full recorded timeline at 1921, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mayland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1921)
10
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4681012 19171920192119221923 7

Mayland by decade

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

1920s was Mayland's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Mayland births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayland?
Since 1917, Social Security records show 32 babies named Mayland. The most recent recorded year was 1923. Its busiest year on record was 1921, with 10 births.
When was Mayland most popular?
Mayland was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Mayland been used?
The SSA has tracked Mayland since 1917 -- 7 years through the most recent 1923 data.
What names are similar to Mayland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maynard, Mayson, Mayer, Mayo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1917–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mayland: Baby Name Since 1917 - 32 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mayland. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mayland 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 July 2026.