Fun Facts About the Name Mailynn
- 234 babies named Mailynn: U.S. records list 234 babies given the name Mailynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mailynn Mean?
Mailynn is a modern English feminine name with no single inherited meaning. Its first element is May (also spelled Mae), the English name of the fifth month, from Latin Maius, the month associated with the Roman goddess Maia. Its second element is Lynn, commonly derived from Welsh llyn, "lake"; as an English surname it can also come from place names, not all of which share that derivation. The spelling Mai- corresponds to May. A literal element-by-element gloss would be "May lake," but that is not an inherited meaning of the combined name.
Mailynn Name History & Origins
Mailynn belongs to the modern English pattern of feminine names ending in -lynn. May was established as an English given name in the 19th century, when month names were in use. Lynn developed separately as a Welsh-derived name and an English surname before it became a given name in its own right. In Maylynn and its variants, the two names are joined, with Mailynn representing a spelling of the first element with Mai-. Its history is best understood through the two names that form it rather than as an ancient single name.
How Popular is the Name Mailynn?
Mailynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #6,059 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 | #12,679 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #6,059 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #12,941 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,894 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,789 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #16,602 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,192 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,299 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #12,327 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,501 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #8,273 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #10,633 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #14,081 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,953 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #12,922 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #11,875 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #10,394 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #12,221 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #13,433 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #12,547 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,050 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #17,352 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #14,712 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #11,635 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #14,282 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #15,168 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #14,896 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,026 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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