Maelin

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maelin by the numbers

Maelin was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Maelin

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maelin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Madelinwoman from magdala; variant of madeline42 in the US (2017)
  • Malinlittle strong one9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahlinfrom mahli; sickly or weak one4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maelyn107 in the US (2017)
  • Maylin88 in the US (2017)
  • Maelie29 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maelin

Names that are said the same way as Maelin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Maelin

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