Recorded 1997–2001 Girls' name Peak 1997 18 births

Maylis — girls' name

18 babies named Maylis in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Maylis since 1997, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

18
total births
1997–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Maylis was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maylis in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maylis

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Maylis between 1997 and 2001, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maylis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maylis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maylis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maylis 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 18 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.

Maylis at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1997

5 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1997

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 2001

Maylis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1997

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200119981997 7

Maylis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 67% of Maylis's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maylis?
18 babies have been named Maylis since 1997. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Maylis most popular?
Maylis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Maylis been used?
Maylis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 5 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Maylis?
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, 1997–2001 (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.