Maeleigh
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,028 for girls
Maeleigh is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,028th for girls in the US (54 babies).
Where does Maeleigh come from?
Modern: blend of Mae and Leigh
Is Maeleigh a girl's or a boy's name?
Maeleigh is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 54 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maeleigh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,028th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 54 about 1 in 30,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 54 girls in the US were named Maeleigh, making it the 3,028th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,450th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 65 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Maeleigh in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 805 girls in the US were given Maeleigh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #410, up from #3,028 for this spelling alone.
Maeleigh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #3,028 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3,277 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,756 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 44 | #3,450 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,043 |
| 2018 | 48 | #3,292 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2,667 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3,177 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2012 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Nicknames for Maeleigh
- Mae 124 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Maeleigh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Braelynn, Rynlee, Lakelynn, Oaklynn, Teagan, Raelynn, Brylee, Rylynn, Wrenley, Braylee, Lennon
Other spellings of Maeleigh
Maylee, Maelee, Mayleigh, Maylie, Mayli, Maelie, Maily, Maeli, Maely, Mailey, Mailee
Names related to Maeleigh
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Mya, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maeleigh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maeleigh, updated 20 October 2026.