Given name

Mayli

“resembling a wildflower”

Mayli is a variant of Maylea. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a wildflower.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mayli is a variant of Maylea. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling a wildflower.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Mayli is a variant of Maylea. An origin associated with Maylea is Hawaiian.

Explained through its name family

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

Mayli through the years

Babies since 1880
623
0 boys · 623 girls
Most popular year
2024
86 babies
2025
50
#3,196 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+232%
Rising fast
020406020002025Highest share 202431
Mayli in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, 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.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (9), California (9).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,196 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 231.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 502 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.

Mayli’s family of names

Mayli has a related form in Maylea.

Walk Mayli’s family in the name graph

MayliMayleaMaylli

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 2

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

Similar names

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

Modern

Mayari

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

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Maelly

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Dally

Dally is a surname.

26RareRising

>99% girls

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Marlani

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Ziraili

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

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Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

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Musfirah

25RareRising fast

>99% girls

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Malani

63FamiliarRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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