Girls' name · since 1978
Mayleen
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 906 babies named Mayleen, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 906
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mayleen is the #5153 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 906 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Mayleen recorded 906 times among girls since 1978, holding rank #5153 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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.
- #8,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,153 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 906 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mayleen ranks #8,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,153 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 906 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 906
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mayleen's 906 recorded births place it above 88.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mayleen compares
906 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Mayleen's all-time total is 141% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mayleen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 906 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mayleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mayleen's full recorded timeline at 2006, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mayleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Mayleen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (444 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Mayleen's strongest decade.
444 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mayleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
444 births
- 2020s 140
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 444 births (49% of all-time use).
How Mayleen 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 Mayleen's total volume
Mayleen by state
Where Mayleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 23.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 101 | 11.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 26 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
209 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mayleen's data
- Mayleen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (444 total births); usage has since declined to 140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mayleens (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Mayleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Mayleen 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.