Given name

Mayel

“one who is well-spoken”

Mayel is a variant of Maiele. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is well-spoken.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mayel is a variant of Maiele. One Hawaiian interpretation is “one who is well-spoken.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Mayel is a variant of Maiele. An origin associated with Maiele is Hawaiian.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Mayel through the years

Babies since 1880
57
57 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2020
11 babies
2025
6
#11,526 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
0246820002025Highest share 20203.5
Mayel in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2000–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,526 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Mayel’s family of names

Mayel has a related form in Maiele.

Walk Mayel’s family in the name graph

MayelMaiele

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Mayel, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic · Modern

Macrae

“the son of Ray”

13Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Arabic · Modern

Mahmud

“one who is praiseworthy”

11Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Modern

Amael

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Gaelic · Modern

Mackinnon

“the son of the fair one”

17Very rareRising

>99% boys

Modern

Yassiel

14Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Aadhi

“child of the beginning”

13Very rareEasing

>99% boys

Modern

Aeon

15Very rareRising

91% boys · 9% girls

Modern

Avyon

12Very rareSteady

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mayel’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mayel