US rank #7430 Girls' name Peak 2022 254 births

Meilyn — #7430 US girls' name

254 babies named Meilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s712010s1052020s65
#7430
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Meilyn was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

19 babies were named Meilyn in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Meilyn between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meilyn currently holds the #7430 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meilyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Meilyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Meilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meilyn 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 254 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.

Meilyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

254

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2022

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,430

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Meilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
19
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2024202020162012200820041996 5

Meilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 41% of Meilyn's all-time total
1990s132000s712010s1052020s65

Meilyn by state

Where Meilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Meilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Meilyn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meilyn?
254 babies have been named Meilyn since 1996. It currently ranks #7430 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 19 births.
When was Meilyn most popular?
Meilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Meilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Meilyn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Meilyn been used?
Meilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Meilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.