US rank #6991 Girls' name Peak 2012 880 births

Mayleen — #6991 US girls' name

880 babies named Mayleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s301990s452000s2332010s4432020s115
#6991
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mayleen was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

65 babies were named Mayleen in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 880 babies named Mayleen between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayleen currently holds the #6991 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayleen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mayleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Mayleen in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayleen 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 880 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.

Mayleen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

880

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2012

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,991

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mayleen popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
65
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199119801978 7

Mayleen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
443 births that decade — 50% of Mayleen's all-time total
1970s141980s301990s452000s2332010s4432020s115

Mayleen by state

Where Mayleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mayleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 23.6%
#2 Texas
90 10.2%
#3 New York
26 3.0%
#4 Illinois
10 1.1%
#5 Florida
6 0.7%
California share of Mayleen's total US births 23.6%
Even split

208 of 880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayleen?
880 babies have been named Mayleen since 1978. It currently ranks #6991 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 65 births.
When was Mayleen most popular?
Mayleen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 443 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Mayleen most popular?
The top states for the name Mayleen are California (208 births), Texas (90 births), New York (26 births).
How long has the name Mayleen been used?
Mayleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mayleen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maya, May, Mayra, Mayme, 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.