Given name
Maylea
“resembling a wildflower”
Maylea is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a wildflower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a wildflower.”
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 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maylea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 0 boys · 328 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,376 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,376 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 272 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.
Maylea’s family of names
Maylea has a related form in Maylee. Maylea has a related form in Mayli. Maylea has a related form in Maylie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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