Given name & surname
Maile
“from the sweet-smelling vine”
Maile is used as a given name and a surname. One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the sweet-smelling vine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “from the sweet-smelling vine.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,680
- 0 boys · 3,680 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 154 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,316 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,316 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 154 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,418 as a first name in 2020; 983 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maile’s family of names
In English usage, Maile as a surname has a related form in MALE. In English usage, Maile as a surname has a related form in MAUL.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Maile
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Maile, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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“resembling a wildflower”
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Miliani
“of the gentle caress”
>99% girls