Girls' name · since 1980
Makaela
2,764 babies named Makaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,764
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,764 babies have been named Makaela since 1980, making it today's #8039 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Makaela recorded 2,764 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #8039 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #3,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,764 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaela ranks #3,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,764 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,039 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,764
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaela's 2,764 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makaela compares
2,764 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makaela's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,764 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaela splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Makaela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,216 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Makaela's strongest decade.
1,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Makaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
773 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,216 births
- 2010s
2010s
620 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,216 births (44% of all-time use).
How Makaela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makaela's total volume
Makaela by state
Where Makaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 337 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 212 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 104 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 50 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 44 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 43 | 1.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 40 | 1.4% |
337 of 2,764 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Makaela appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makaela's data
- Makaela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,216 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makaelas (337 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Makaela
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Makaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.