Rising since 1988, #1,022 for girls today.
Popularity of Maylee since 1969
Babies named Maylee per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2016, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Maylee's real moment was 2022.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 39 |
| 1990s | 127 |
| 2000s | 777 |
| 2010s | 2,196 |
| 2020s | 1,435 |
Meaning & origin
Maylee is a relatively recent addition to the American naming landscape, first recorded in 1969. Its popularity has been steadily rising since 1988, reaching its peak rank in 2022. In 2025, it ranked 1022nd, with about 1 in every 6,560 baby girls receiving the name. Maylee has seen particular favor in West Virginia, Kansas, and Mississippi. The name illustrates the enduring appeal of compound names that blend familiar components into a fresh, melodic whole, a pattern common in modern English naming conventions.
Maylee is a modern coinage combining the given name May (derived from the month name, itself from Latin Maius) and the suffix -lee, a common element in contemporary English names drawn from Old English lēah 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1969 and gained popularity from the 1980s onward, reflecting a broader trend of melodic two-syllable names with a nature-associated first component.
Where Maylee is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Maylee” around the world
Where Maylee lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
20
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: May, Lee, Lea
Sibling names for Maylee
Names that share Maylee's style, for a brother or sister.
