Girls' name · since 1992
Makaylee
1,487 babies named Makaylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,487
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylee currently ranks #9102 among girls' names in America, with 1,487 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Makaylee recorded 1,487 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #9102 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,102 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,487 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylee ranks #5,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,102 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,487 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,487
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylee's 1,487 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Makaylee compares
1,487 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Makaylee's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,487 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makaylee's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makaylee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Makaylee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (770 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Makaylee's strongest decade.
770 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Makaylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 146
1990s
146 births
- 2000s
2000s
770 births
- 2010s
2010s
489 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 770 births (52% of all-time use).
How Makaylee 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 Makaylee's total volume
Makaylee by state
Where Makaylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 122 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 63 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 46 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 34 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 14 | 0.9% |
122 of 1,487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Makaylee appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makaylee's data
- Makaylee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (770 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makaylees (122 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 Makaylee: 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 (~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 Makaylee 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.