Given name & surname
Maylin
“of the wondrous waterfall”
Maylin is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the wondrous waterfall.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the wondrous waterfall.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maylin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,133
- 0 boys · 3,133 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 199 babies
- 2025
- 123
- #1,680 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +53%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 123 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,680 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 53.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,208 as a first name in 2020; 183 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.
Maylin’s family of names
Maylin has a related form in Maylen. In German usage, Maylin has a related form in MAILIN. In German usage, Maylin has a related form in MAYLINE.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Maylenvariant
- Maylinnlikely variant
- Maylanvariant
- Maylinevariant · German
- Maylinavariant · German
- Mailinvariant · German
- Mayllinlikely variant
- Mailinevariant · German
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Maylin
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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