Recorded 1995–2014 Girls' name Peak 2005 114 births

Makayli — girls' name

114 babies named Makayli in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s652010s39
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Makayli was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Makayli in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makayli

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Makayli between 1995 and 2014, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makayli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makayli performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makayli shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makayli 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 114 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.

Makayli at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

114

Since 1995

20 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1995

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2014

Makayli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1995

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 20142012201020082006200320001995 5

Makayli by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
65 births that decade — 57% of Makayli's all-time total
1990s102000s652010s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makayli?
114 babies have been named Makayli since 1995. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Makayli most popular?
Makayli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Makayli been used?
Makayli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 20 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Makayli?
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.

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, 1995–2014 (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.