babyNamedMaëly
“prince, chief; derived from Maël”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 536th
- births in 2023–2025
- 335
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,494
- −8.5% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2012
Meaning and origin of Maëly
Maëly is thought to mean “prince, chief; derived from Maël” and is of Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Maëly in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2012.
- Over recent years, Maëly has been falling (−8.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maëly every 20 schools, all spellings combined.
Maëly in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
75 babies in 3 years1 girl in 64,427+6.3% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
9 babies in 3 years1 girl in 85,315
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Maëly, Maély and Maely are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
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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