Combination name or variant of Mele, meaning song or merry
Maylei is most commonly used as a modern American phonetic spelling of the Hawaiian name Mele, which is the local form of Mary but also means 'song' or 'poem'. It may also be interpreted as a creative combination of the English month name May and the Hawaiian name suffix -lei, meaning 'garland' or 'heavenly child'.
Less common today
Maylei isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #12,167 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
