Girls' name · since 1993
Makaylia
Makaylia has 216 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Makaylia since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylia has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2012.
- #19,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylia ranks #19,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylia's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makaylia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaylia splits its recorded history at 2003: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaylia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Makaylia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (121 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Makaylia's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Makaylia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 121 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makaylia's data
- Makaylia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makaylia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1993–2012 (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 Makaylia 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.