Maelys
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-eh-LEES
- Origin
- Celtic
- US rank, 2025
- #2,607 for girls
Maelys is a girls' name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,607th for girls in the US (66 babies).
Where does Maelys come from?
Celtic: modern French name, probably built on Breton Mael 'prince, chief'
Is Maelys a girl's or a boy's name?
Maelys is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 66 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maelys in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Maelys in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maelys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
How popular is Maelys in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,607among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 66about 1 in 24,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 66 girls in the US were named Maelys, making it the 2,607th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. It first appears in the records in 2008.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Maelys of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Maelys in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maelys in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2,607 |
| 2024 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,224 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
Names like Maelys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isla Maisie Elodie Mila Imogen Freya Myla Maeva Lyra Harper Amelie Vienna
Names related to Maelys
More Celtic names
Arthur Gael Harvey Alana Alan Tristan Lana Alaina Sabrina Alanna Bryce Devon Arturo Alannah Cedric Clyde
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Maelys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maelys, updated 20 October 2026.