Fun Facts About the Name Maelynn
- More than 2 thousand babies named Maelynn: U.S. records list 2,913 babies given the name Maelynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maelynn Mean?
Maelynn is a modern English compound name, formed by joining two familiar given names, Mae and Lynn, rather than being inherited as a whole from an older language. Its meaning is therefore the sum of the senses carried by its two parts.
Mae is an English name used as a pet form of Margaret and of Mary, and also as a spelling of May. Through Margaret, whose name goes back to Latin margarita and Greek margaritēs, "pearl," the element Mae can carry the sense "pearl." Through Mary, the meaning is uncertain, because the Hebrew name Miriam behind it is of disputed origin. Spelled May, the name is tied to the month, from Latin Maius, associated with the Roman goddess Maia.
Lynn is an English given name taken from the surname Lynn, which comes from Welsh llyn, "lake." Where that element is read literally, it means "lake."
Combining the two parts produces the customary reading "pearl of the lake," but that phrasing is a later symbolic interpretation of the compound, not an inherited etymology.
Maelynn Name History & Origins
Mae has been used in English-speaking countries as a given name in its own right and as a short form of Margaret and Mary; it also appears as a spelling of May. Both spellings were carried by ordinary given names and surnames, and the form Mae is familiar in the United States through figures such as the actress Mae West, born Mary Jane West.
Lynn began as a surname derived from the Welsh word for "lake" and from English place names, and it later came into use as a given name for both men and women. As a girl's name it was widely used in the 20th century, and it also appears as the ending of many longer names.
Names formed from a short first element plus -lyn or -lynn became a familiar pattern in English, as in Marilyn, Carolyn, and Gwendolyn. Maelynn, along with spellings such as Maelyn, Maylynn, and Maelyne, belongs to this modern group of combined names, so its development is a matter of joining two established names rather than of sound changes across languages.
How Popular is the Name Maelynn?
Maelynn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2024. Its best rank was #996 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,055 | 234 | 0.0146% |
| 2024 | #996 | 259 | 0.0161% |
| 2023 | #1,109 | 222 | 0.0139% |
| 2022 | #1,070 | 235 | 0.0143% |
| 2021 | #1,209 | 197 | 0.0120% |
| 2020 | #1,115 | 218 | 0.0135% |
| 2019 | #1,199 | 195 | 0.0116% |
| 2018 | #1,469 | 150 | 0.0088% |
| 2017 | #1,733 | 123 | 0.0071% |
| 2016 | #1,645 | 132 | 0.0075% |
| 2015 | #1,858 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2014 | #1,863 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2013 | #2,166 | 87 | 0.0050% |
| 2012 | #2,277 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 2011 | #3,004 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,926 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2009 | #3,078 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2008 | #3,625 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #3,694 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2006 | #4,321 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #4,166 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #5,484 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #5,529 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #6,915 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,299 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #6,683 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #8,577 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #8,347 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,407 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #10,145 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,226 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,145 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,785 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #11,200 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #12,454 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #12,294 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,746 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #11,441 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #11,409 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #9,667 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #10,577 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #6,598 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,699 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #6,257 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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