Recorded 1998–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 152 births

Makalynn — girls' name

152 babies named Makalynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s732010s672020s5
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Makalynn was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

12 babies were named Makalynn in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makalynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Makalynn between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makalynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makalynn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makalynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Makalynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makalynn 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 152 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.

Makalynn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

152

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2004

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Makalynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
12
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 2021201520122009200620031998 7

Makalynn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 48% of Makalynn's all-time total
1990s72000s732010s672020s5

Makalynn by state

Where Makalynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Makalynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 3.3%
Michigan share of Makalynn's total US births 3.3%

5 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makalynn?
152 babies have been named Makalynn since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 12 births.
When was Makalynn most popular?
Makalynn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Makalynn most popular?
The top states for the name Makalynn are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Makalynn been used?
Makalynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Makalynn?
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.

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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, 1998–2021 (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.