Feminine dossier · first seen 1918
Maylene
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2012
Peak era
2012
Peak births
41
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Maylene
How many people are named Maylene?
An estimated 1,001 living Americans are named Maylene.
How rare is Maylene?
Maylene is very rare among babies today, with 22 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 46.3% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Maylene?
The median age of a living American named Maylene is approximately 19 years, with most bearers falling between 11 and 38 years old.
Is Maylene still popular?
Not especially. Maylene has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 22 births in 2025.
Where is Maylene most common?
Maylene has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1918Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
46.3%
2025
22
All-time
1,198
Where it lives now
Maylene is most concentrated in California — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Maylene is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.