"Drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved; beautiful jade"
From Chinese / English
Maylin means beautiful jade or May meadow — from the Chinese mei (beautiful) and lin (jade/forest), or English May + -lin. The Chinese-English bridge carries maximum cross-cultural beauty. Two syllables of Chinese-jade beauty, May-meadow pastoral, and the most compact beautiful-jade name.
Chinese mei (beautiful) + lin (jade) or English May + lin→Maylin
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Chinese / English roots
Maylin may come from Chinese mei-lin (beautiful jade) or English May + lin (meadow). Cross-cultural beauty.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Chinese/English cross-cultural.
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Today
Maylin remains a beloved choice, ranking #1919 in the US. 3,009 babies have been named Maylin since 1974.
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How popular is Maylin?
2024peak year
Maylin reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 198 babies received the name (ranked #1193). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1919), with about 111 babies given the name annually. Maylin has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 3,009 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Maylin's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — jade-beauty nurturing. People named Maylin tend to be gentle, flowing, and gifted at being the most beautiful jade in any culture.
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