Girls' name · since 1992
Makaylah
3,169 babies named Makaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,673 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,169
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makaylah is the #7673 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,169 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylah has been recorded 3,169 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #7673 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,673 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,169 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylah ranks #3,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,673 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,169 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,673 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,169
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylah's 3,169 recorded births place it above 95.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makaylah compares
3,169 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Makaylah's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,169 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makaylah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 225 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Makaylah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,554 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Makaylah's strongest decade.
1,554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Makaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 336
1990s
336 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,554 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,136 births
- 2020s 143
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,554 births (49% of all-time use).
How Makaylah 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 Makaylah's total volume
Makaylah by state
Where Makaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 370 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 297 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 164 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 133 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 127 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 112 | 3.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 110 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 106 | 3.3% |
370 of 3,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Makaylah appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makaylah's data
- Makaylah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,554 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makaylahs (370 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Makaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Makaylah 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.