Girls' name · since 1918
Maylene
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 1,198 babies named Maylene, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,198
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maylene is the #5580 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,198 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylene has been recorded 1,198 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #5580 nationally and more common than 68% 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 1918 to 2025.
- #6,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,580 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,198 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylene ranks #6,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,580 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,198 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,580 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,198
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maylene's 1,198 recorded births place it above 90.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maylene compares
1,198 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Maylene's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,198 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maylene splits its recorded history at 1977: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Maylene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (299 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Maylene's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Maylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 48
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 75
1940s
75 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s
2020s
126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 299 births (25% of all-time use).
How Maylene 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 Maylene's total volume
Maylene by state
Where Maylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 46 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
195 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maylene's data
- Maylene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (299 total births) through the 2020s (126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maylenes (195 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 Maylene: 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 (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Maylene 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.