Fun Facts About the Name Maylynn
- 653 babies named Maylynn: U.S. records list 653 babies given the name Maylynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maylynn Mean?
Maylynn is a feminine name formed by joining two well-established name elements, May (also spelled Mae) and Lynn. It has no single ancient root of its own; its sense comes from the parts it combines.
May as a given name is usually traced to the month, whose name comes from Latin Maius, the month associated with Maia, a Roman goddess. In English use, however, May has also served as a short form of Mary and of Margaret, so not every bearer of the element carries the goddess derivation. Lynn comes from Welsh llyn, "lake, pool," and from the related Irish linn, "pool, waterfall"; it began as a surname and place-name element before becoming a given name. Read literally, then, Maylynn joins a month-and-goddess name to a word for a body of water. Symbolic readings such as "beloved lake" treat the parts as poetry rather than as a literal translation.
Maylynn Name History & Origins
Maylynn belongs to the large family of English feminine names made by linking two familiar name elements, alongside forms such as Maryann, Joann, and Rosemarie. Both of its parts were common given names in the English-speaking world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the pairing May Lynn appears as a two-part name, especially in the American South, where double given names are traditional. Writing the two elements as one word, Maylynn, is a more compact modern spelling of that pairing. The name is used chiefly in the United States, and it remains a relatively uncommon form compared with its separate elements.
How Popular is the Name Maylynn?
Maylynn 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 #4,082 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 | #5,181 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,082 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #4,420 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2022 | #4,431 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2021 | #4,794 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #4,960 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #6,336 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,275 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #6,718 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,920 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #4,938 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #5,410 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #5,432 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #5,068 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2011 | #6,487 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #7,113 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,042 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,529 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #6,024 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #6,058 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #9,897 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,694 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #8,871 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,641 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #10,709 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,953 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,036 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #11,633 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #11,329 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,096 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,795 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,889 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #8,631 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #10,007 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #7,379 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #7,434 | 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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How the Name Maylynn Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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