NameTides

Maelys

Maelys was the #2,607 girls' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies), and #582 in Canada.

Maelys as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Maelys as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Maelys as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,607 (66)—#582 (52)
2024#4,473 (31)#5,892 (3)#1,053 (25)
2023#5,752 (21)#5,688 (3)#1,044 (24)
2022#6,229 (19)—#1,132 (22)
2021#7,630 (14)#5,581 (3)#1,110 (23)
2020#8,406 (12)#5,493 (3)#823 (34)
2019#6,698 (17)#4,686 (4)#1,186 (21)
2018#9,151 (11)—#1,122 (22)
2017#10,689 (9)#2,925 (8)#1,049 (24)
2016#10,113 (10)—#1,109 (23)
2015#8,447 (13)#5,730 (3)#820 (33)
2014#8,485 (13)—#1,187 (21)
2013#10,235 (10)#5,742 (3)#1,091 (23)
2012#9,711 (11)#3,285 (7)#1,410 (17)
2011—#3,185 (7)#797 (34)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,607.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2008.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 24,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 2,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Maelys is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maelys by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Maelys (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#21727

Maelys (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MaelysCanadaGirls#58252
MaelysEngland & WalesGirls—too few
MaelysUSGirls#2,60766