Maylynn

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 18 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
18
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maylynn by the numbers

Maylynn was given to 18 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 29 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Maylynn

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

  • Marylynnbitter grace lake; combination of Mary and Lynn18 in the US (2017)
  • Madlynnwoman from Magdala; a form of Madeline10 in the US (2017)
  • Maelynn122 in the US (2017)
  • Mylynn15 in the US (2017)
  • Marlynn9 in the US (2017)
  • Maclynn8 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maylynn

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

  • Malinlittle strong one9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mahlinfrom mahli; sickly or weak one4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maylin88 in the US (2017)
  • Mailen38 in the US (2017)
  • Mailyn36 in the US (2017)
  • Mayleen33 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Maylynn

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