Recorded 1999–2013 Girls' name Peak 2009 70 births

Makailee — girls' name

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.

1990s72000s392010s24
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Makailee was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Makailee in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makailee

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Makailee between 1999 and 2013, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makailee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makailee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makailee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makailee 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 70 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.

Makailee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

70

Since 1999

15 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1999

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2013

Makailee popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Makailee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 56% of Makailee's all-time total
1990s72000s392010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makailee?
70 babies have been named Makailee since 1999. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
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.

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, 1999–2013 (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.