Feminine dossier · first seen 1982
Maelyn
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
201
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Maelyn
How many people are named Maelyn?
An estimated 2,466 living Americans are named Maelyn.
How rare is Maelyn?
Maelyn is uncommon among babies today, with 180 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 10.4% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Maelyn?
The median age of a living American named Maelyn is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 14 years old.
Is Maelyn still popular?
Yes — Maelyn is currently rising in popularity, with 180 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Maelyn most common?
Maelyn has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1982Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
10.4%
2025
180
All-time
2,490
Where it lives now
Maelyn is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Maelyn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.