Girl’s name · Nahuatl, Spanish

Mayeli

How to say it: my-EL-ee · /maɪˈɛli/

Modern Mexican-American name, possibly from Nahuatl roots - popular in Spanish-speaking US communities.

Mayeli was the 2,030th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,007 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,030for girls in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
61born in 2025
#2,007projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Mayeli
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,030
Babies born in 202561
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,007

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Mayeli is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • May
  • Maya

Honouring a Mayeli in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Mayeli is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

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