Recorded 1994–2012 Girls' name Peak 2001 121 births

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.

1990s252000s782010s18
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Makaley was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

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 2012

Total births

121

Since 1994

19 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1994

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2012

Makaley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1994

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 201220102007200520032001199719951994 5

Makaley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
78 births that decade — 64% of Makaley's all-time total
1990s252000s782010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaley?
121 babies have been named Makaley since 1994. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Makaley most popular?
Makaley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Makaley been used?
Makaley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 19 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Makaley?
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, 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.