Mayeli

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 53 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
53
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Mayeli by the numbers

Mayeli was given to 53 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Mayeli

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 Mayeli. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

Sounds like Mayeli

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

  • Maligarland; necklace132 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maliecalm, peaceful; a hawaiian name10 in the US (2017)
  • Maulijasmine flower4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mallie39 in the US (2017)
  • Maylie29 in the US (2017)
  • Maily6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Mayeli

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