Girls' name · since 1974
Maylin
Maylin has 3,133 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,133
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,133 babies have been named Maylin since 1974, making it today's #1680 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Maylin recorded 3,133 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #1680 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #3,511 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,680 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,133 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylin ranks #3,511 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,680 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,133 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,511 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,680 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,133
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maylin's 3,133 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maylin compares
3,133 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Maylin's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maylin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,133 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 199 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maylin's full recorded timeline at 2002, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 199 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 199
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Maylin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,230 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Maylin's strongest decade.
1,230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Maylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 84
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 189
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
844 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,230 births
- 2020s
2020s
781 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,230 births (39% of all-time use).
How Maylin 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 Maylin's total volume
Maylin by state
Where Maylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 476 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 435 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 201 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 133 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 90 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 68 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 66 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 49 | 1.6% |
476 of 3,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Maylin appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maylin's data
- Maylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,230 total births) through the 2020s (781) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maylins (476 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 Maylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Maylin 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.