Girls' name · since 1971
Makayla
108,030 babies named Makayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 108,030
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makayla currently ranks #568 among girls' names in America, with 108,030 babies recorded since 1971.
Makayla has 108,030 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #568 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #568 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 108,030 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makayla ranks #355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #568 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 108,030 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #568 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 108,030
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makayla's 108,030 recorded births place it above 99.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Makayla compares
108,030 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makayla's all-time total is 287x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108,030 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,957 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makayla's full recorded timeline at 1998, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 5,957 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 5,957
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Makayla popularity over time - boys
153 total births recorded since 1997 (Makayla as boys' name)
Makayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (54,990 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Makayla's strongest decade.
54,990 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Makayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 593
1980s
593 births
- 1990s 20,083
1990s
20,083 births
- 2000s
2000s
54,990 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,875 births
- 2020s 4,406
2020s
4,406 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 54,990 births (51% of all-time use).
How Makayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makayla's total volume
Makayla by state
Where Makayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,746 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 9,242 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,788 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 4,877 | 4.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 4,781 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 4,770 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 4,500 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 4,016 | 3.7% |
9,746 of 108,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Makayla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makayla's data
- Makayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (54,990 total births); usage has since declined to 4,406 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makaylas (9,746 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Makayla 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.