Recorded 1993–2012 Girls' name Peak 2005 216 births

Makaylia — girls' name

216 babies named Makaylia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s672000s1212010s28
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Makaylia was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

21 babies were named Makaylia in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaylia

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Makaylia between 1993 and 2012, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaylia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaylia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makaylia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaylia 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 216 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.

Makaylia at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

216

Since 1993

20 years of records

Peak year

2005

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1993

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2012

Makaylia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1993

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
21
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 2012200820052002199919961993 5

Makaylia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
121 births that decade — 56% of Makaylia's all-time total
1990s672000s1212010s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaylia?
216 babies have been named Makaylia since 1993. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2005 with 21 births.
When was Makaylia most popular?
Makaylia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Makaylia been used?
Makaylia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 20 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Makaylia?
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, 1993–2012 (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.