US rank #10982 Boys' name Peak 1921 322 births

Maylon — #10982 US boys' name

322 babies named Maylon in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s571930s791940s501950s291960s51970s151980s111990s52000s152010s62020s29
#10982
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1930s
Peak decade

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

1921
Single peak year

13 babies were named Maylon in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maylon

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Maylon between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maylon currently holds the #10982 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maylon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maylon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maylon 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 322 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.

Maylon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

322

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1921

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

#10,982

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maylon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1921)
13
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
468101214 202420091978195319441936193019221915 6

Maylon popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1963 (Maylon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1963 7

Maylon by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
79 births that decade — 25% of Maylon's all-time total
1910s211920s571930s791940s501950s291960s51970s151980s111990s52000s152010s62020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maylon?
322 babies have been named Maylon since 1915. It currently ranks #10982 among boys. The peak year was 1921 with 13 births.
When was Maylon most popular?
Maylon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Maylon been used?
Maylon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maylon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maynard, Mayson, Mayer, Mayo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.