Recorded 2000–2014 Girls' name Peak 2004 71 births

Makailey — girls' name

71 babies named Makailey in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s482010s23
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Makailey was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10 babies were named Makailey in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Makailey between 2000 and 2014, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makailey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makailey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Makailey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makailey 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 71 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.

Makailey at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

71

Since 2000

15 years of records

Peak year

2004

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2000

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2014

Makailey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2000

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 201420132012200620052004200220012000 7

Makailey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 68% of Makailey's all-time total
2000s482010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makailey?
71 babies have been named Makailey since 2000. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Makailey most popular?
Makailey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Makailey been used?
Makailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 15 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Makailey?
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, 2000–2014 (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.