Girls' name · since 1998
Makailyn
262 babies named Makailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makailyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 262 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Makailyn recorded 262 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2020.
- #17,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 262 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makailyn ranks #17,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makailyn's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Makailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makailyn splits its recorded history at 2010: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makailyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2020
- Peak year (2012)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Makailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Makailyn's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Makailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (48% of all-time use).
Makailyn by state
Where Makailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 262 births nationwide.
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- Makailyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makailyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1998–2020 (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 Makailyn 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.