Recorded 1975–2023 Girls' name Peak 1979 122 births

Mayling — girls' name

122 babies named Mayling in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

122 girls have been named Mayling since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

122
total births
1975–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Mayling was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mayling in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mayling

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Mayling between 1975 and 2023, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mayling currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mayling performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mayling shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mayling in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mayling 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 122 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.

Mayling at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

122

Since 1975

49 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1975

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mayling popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1975

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Mayling by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 25% of Mayling's all-time total
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Mayling by state

Where Mayling concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mayling
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.1%
New York share of Mayling's total US births 4.1%

5 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mayling?
122 babies have been named Mayling since 1975. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Mayling most popular?
Mayling was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Mayling most popular?
The top states for the name Mayling are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Mayling been used?
Mayling has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 49 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mayling?
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, 1975–2023 (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.