Recorded 1998–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 159 births

Makaelyn — girls' name

159 babies named Makaelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s812010s672020s6
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Makaelyn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

17 babies were named Makaelyn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 159 babies named Makaelyn between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makaelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 159 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Makaelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

159

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2014

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Makaelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
17
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 2023201520112008200520001998 5

Makaelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
81 births that decade — 51% of Makaelyn's all-time total
1990s52000s812010s672020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaelyn?
159 babies have been named Makaelyn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 17 births.
When was Makaelyn most popular?
Makaelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Makaelyn been used?
Makaelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Makaelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makayla, Makenzie, Makenna, Makena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.