Fun Facts About the Name Mayleigh
- 892 babies named Mayleigh: U.S. records list 892 babies given the name Mayleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mayleigh Mean?
Mayleigh is a modern English formation made by joining May and Leigh. It has no separate root of its own, so its sense is the sum of its two parts.
May is the English name of the fifth month, borrowed from Old French mai and Latin Maius, the month tied to the Roman goddess Maia. As a personal name, May also served as a short form of Mary and, through French, of Margaret. A girl named May might therefore have been named for the month in one family and for Mary in another.
Leigh comes from an English surname and place-name element, Old English lēah, meaning "woodland, clearing, or meadow." Read literally, the two elements together suggest "May meadow." That is a compositional reading rather than a meaning recorded for the name itself.
Mayleigh Name History & Origins
May has been used as an English given name since the Middle Ages, when it commonly stood in for Mary or Margaret. From the 19th century it was also given simply for the month, and the spelling Mae became an alternative form.
Leigh began as an English surname taken from places named with Old English lēah ("meadow, clearing"), and it entered use as a first name in the 19th century, at first more often for boys.
Mayleigh combines the two: a short first element plus the sound and spelling of -leigh, a pattern also seen in recent names such as Kayleigh, Ryleigh, and Hayley, each of which has its own separate derivation. Adding -leigh to May does not change the pronunciation, so the name is spoken exactly like Maylee.
How Popular is the Name Mayleigh?
Mayleigh 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 2025. Its best rank was #2,400 in 2025.
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 | #2,400 | 75 | 0.0047% |
| 2024 | #3,304 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2023 | #3,311 | 49 | 0.0031% |
| 2022 | #2,846 | 60 | 0.0037% |
| 2021 | #3,237 | 50 | 0.0030% |
| 2020 | #3,257 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #3,316 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 2018 | #2,830 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2017 | #3,230 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2016 | #3,364 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2015 | #3,329 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #3,305 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2013 | #3,551 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #3,563 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2011 | #4,527 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,817 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #3,992 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #7,982 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #8,850 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #11,155 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #12,605 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #15,394 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,708 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #15,985 | 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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