babyNamedMaëline
“derived from Maëlle: princess (Breton)”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 735th
- births in 2023–2025
- 255
- babies born in France
- 1 in 10,417
- −14.7% a year recently
- Falling sharply
- peak year
- 2014
Meaning and origin of Maëline
Maëline is thought to mean “derived from Maëlle: princess (Breton)” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Maëline in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2014.
- Over recent years, Maëline has been falling sharply (−14.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maëline every 16 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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