Girls' name · since 1989
Maylen
Maylen has 840 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 840
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maylen currently ranks #9075 among girls' names in America, with 840 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylen has been recorded 840 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #9075 nationally and more common than 48% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #8,475 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,075 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 840 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylen ranks #8,475 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,075 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 840 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,475 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 840
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maylen's 840 recorded births place it above 88.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maylen compares
840 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Maylen's all-time total is 123% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maylen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 840 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 76 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maylen splits its recorded history at 2011: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 76 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maylen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Maylen popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2025 (Maylen as boys' name)
Maylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (443 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Maylen's strongest decade.
443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Maylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
443 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 443 births (53% of all-time use).
How Maylen 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 Maylen's total volume
Maylen by state
Where Maylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 134 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 115 | 13.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
134 of 840 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Maylen's data
- Maylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (443 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maylens (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Maylen: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Maylen 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.