girls:
172 births since 2008
#5544 (3rd percentile)
overall:
172 births since 2008
#7567 (2nd percentile)
The name Maelys is the #7,567 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 172 recorded births since 2008. This represents the 2.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,544 (3.0% percentile) for all time with 172 births since 2008.
Maelys first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008 (first recorded for girls in 2008). Birth data for Maelys is available in 14 out of the 16 years between 2008 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For girls, Maelys reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #931) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 12 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Despite a peak around 2016, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Maelys is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #931 (1.7% percentile) with 12 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Maelys".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Maelys. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 62.5% confident that Maelys is pronounced as MAY-lihs, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAI-lees, at 21.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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