Girls' name · since 1996
Makaylin
355 babies named Makaylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 355 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Makaylin recorded 355 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.
- #14,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 355 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylin ranks #14,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 355
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaylin's 355 recorded births place it above 79.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Makaylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaylin splits its recorded history at 2007: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaylin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makaylin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (201 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Makaylin's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Makaylin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
201 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 201 births (57% of all-time use).
Makaylin by state
Where Makaylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 355 births nationwide.
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- Makaylin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makaylins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makaylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1996–2023 (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 Makaylin 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.