Maelyn is a modern American "blend of Mae and Lynn": Mae is a Victorian pet form of Mary and Margaret that also calls up the month of May, and -lyn is the most common ending in today's girls' names, from Adalyn to Raelyn. The result sounds old-fashioned and new at the same time. Maelyn has risen from number 6,682 in 2000 to a best rank of number 1,189 in 2024 and stands at number 1,249 in 2025.