Girls' name · since 1999

Makailee

70 babies named Makailee in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,140 of 72,339
all-time among girls
70
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Makailee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 70 have been recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Makailee recorded 70 times among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2013.

  • #31,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 70 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makailee ranks #31,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#31,140 of 72,339
all-time among girls
70
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Makailee's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Makailee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Makailee's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Makailee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 19992000200420052007200820092010201120122013 7

Makailee by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Makailee's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Makailee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makailee?
Makailee has been given to 70 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,140 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2013. 9 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Makailee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makailee ranks #31,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Makailee most popular?
Makailee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Makailee been used?
Makailee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 15 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Makailee?
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.

What to do with Makailee's data

  • Makailee's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Makailee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Makailee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2013 (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 Makailee 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.