Girls' name · since 1997
Makaelah
103 babies named Makaelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #26,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
103 girls have been named Makaelah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Makaelah recorded 103 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1997 to 2015.
- #26,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaelah ranks #26,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaelah's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makaelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makaelah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makaelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Makaelah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (57 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Makaelah's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Makaelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 57 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Makaelah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 2010s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makaelah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1997–2015 (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 Makaelah 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.