Recorded 2002–2015 Girls' name Peak 2002 51 births

Maylei — girls' name

51 babies named Maylei in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s262010s25

The verdict

51 girls have been named Maylei since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

51
total births
2002–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Maylei was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Maylei in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Maylei between 2002 and 2015, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maylei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maylei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maylei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maylei 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 51 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.

Maylei at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

51

Since 2002

14 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2002

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2015

Maylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2002

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 20152013201220112009200720062002 8

Maylei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 51% of Maylei's all-time total
2000s262010s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maylei?
51 babies have been named Maylei since 2002. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Maylei most popular?
Maylei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Maylei been used?
Maylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 14 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Maylei?
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.

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, 2002–2015 (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.