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'.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Maylei in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
