Given name

Maylan

“of the wondrous waterfall”

Maylan is a variant of Maylin. One American interpretation is “of the wondrous waterfall.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Maylan is a variant of Maylin. One American interpretation is “of the wondrous waterfall.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Maylan is a variant of Maylin. An origin associated with Maylin is American.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Maylan through the years

Babies since 1880
37
0 boys · 37 girls
Most popular year
2003
7 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Maylan in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2003–2025, per million girls 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

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 as a first name in 2020.

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

Maylan’s family of names

Maylan has a related form in Maylin.

Walk Maylan’s family in the name graph

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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.

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Sibling ideas

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

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