Recorded 2003–2020 Girls' name Peak 2008 93 births

Makayleigh — girls' name

93 babies named Makayleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s452010s422020s6
2000s
Peak decade

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

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Makayleigh in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makayleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Makayleigh between 2003 and 2020, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makayleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makayleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makayleigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makayleigh 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 93 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.

Makayleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

93

Since 2003

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2003

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2020

Makayleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2003

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20202015201420132011201020082007200520042003 7

Makayleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 48% of Makayleigh's all-time total
2000s452010s422020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makayleigh?
93 babies have been named Makayleigh since 2003. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Makayleigh most popular?
Makayleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Makayleigh been used?
Makayleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 18 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Makayleigh?
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, 2003–2020 (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.