Girls' name · since 1979
Makaila
4,747 babies named Makaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,747
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makaila is the #8506 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,747 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaila has been recorded 4,747 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #8506 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #2,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,506 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,747 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaila ranks #2,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,506 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,747 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,666 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,506 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,747
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaila's 4,747 recorded births place it above 96.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makaila compares
4,747 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Makaila's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,747 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 310 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makaila's full recorded timeline at 2005, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 310 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 310
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Makaila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,631 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Makaila's strongest decade.
2,631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Makaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 959
1990s
959 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,631 births
- 2010s 1,000
2010s
1,000 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,631 births (55% of all-time use).
How Makaila 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 Makaila's total volume
Makaila by state
Where Makaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 483 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 393 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 225 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 193 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 180 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 173 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 153 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 135 | 2.8% |
483 of 4,747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Makaila appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makaila's data
- Makaila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,631 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makailas (483 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Makaila 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.