Makaley — girls' name
121 babies named Makaley in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
64% of everyone ever named Makaley was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Makaley in 2001 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Makaley
The Social Security Administration has registered 121 babies named Makaley between 1994 and 2012, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makaley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Makaley 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 121 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.
Makaley at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Makaley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1994
- Peak year (2001)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
121 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 12 births in a single year.
Makaley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 78 births that decade — 64% of Makaley's all-time total
Makaley decade highlights
- Peak decade 78 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Makaley's strongest decade
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 64% of all-time use.
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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, 1994–2012 (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.