Mayeli
2025 SSA
About Mayeli
Bright, bubbly, and melodic, Mayeli is a pretty name with a variety of meanings. First appearing in the US stats in the late 80s, a recent year saw it given to more than 60 girls.
If you view the name as a mix of Maya and Nayeli, it could mean "mother, I love you" (from Greek and Zapotec); "beloved, I loved you" (from Basque and Zapotec); "illusion, magic, I love you" (Sanskrit and Zapotec); "water, I love you" (Hebrew and Zapotec); or "Maya, I love you" (in reference to the indigenous people of South America).
As a blend of Maya and Elliana, it could mean "mother's sun" (from Greek); "beloved sun" (from Basque and Greek); "beloved, my god has answered" (Hebrew); "magic sun" (Sanskrit and Greek"); or "my God has answered with water" (Hebrew).
It could even be a mix of May and Elliana, perhaps meaning "May sun", or a form of Mayella, which has meanings "Maytime fairy"; "beloved fairy"; "pearl-like fairy" or "fairy mother".
Pick your favorite meaning combination and go with that.
Pronounced mah-YEL-ee.
As of October 2026, Mayeli ranked #2803 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2253 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,262 | 50 | 28.2 |
| 2017 | #3,079 | 53 | 30.7 |
| 2018 | #2,499 | 71 | 41.7 |
| 2019 | #2,742 | 62 | 36.9 |
| 2020 | #2,875 | 57 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | #2,379 | 76 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | #2,623 | 67 | 40.9 |
| 2023 | #2,253 | 83 | 51.7 |
| 2024 | #2,618 | 67 | 41.4 |
| 2025 | #2,803 | 61 | 38 |