Recorded 2000–2017 Girls' name Peak 2009 107 births

Makaylen — girls' name

107 babies named Makaylen in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s532010s54
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Makaylen was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

12 babies were named Makaylen in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaylen

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Makaylen between 2000 and 2017, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaylen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaylen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Makaylen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaylen 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 107 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.

Makaylen at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

107

Since 2000

18 years of records

Peak year

2009

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2000

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2017

Makaylen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2000

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 2017201420122010200820052000 10

Makaylen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
54 births that decade — 50% of Makaylen's all-time total
2000s532010s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaylen?
107 babies have been named Makaylen since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 12 births.
When was Makaylen most popular?
Makaylen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Makaylen been used?
Makaylen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 18 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Makaylen?
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, 2000–2017 (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.