Girls' name · since 1964
Maylynn
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 653 babies named Maylynn, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
653 babies have been named Maylynn since 1964, making it today's #5135 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylynn has been recorded 653 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #5135 nationally and more common than 70% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #9,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 653 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maylynn ranks #9,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 653 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 653
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maylynn's 653 recorded births place it above 86.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Maylynn compares
653 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Maylynn's all-time total is 74% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 653 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maylynn splits its recorded history at 2007: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Maylynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (228 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Maylynn's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Maylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 228 births (35% of all-time use).
How Maylynn 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 Maylynn's total volume
Maylynn by state
Where Maylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
11 of 653 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Maylynn's data
- Maylynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Maylynns (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Maylynn: 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 (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Maylynn 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.