Recorded 1994–2021 Girls' name Peak 2012 216 births

Makaylyn — girls' name

216 babies named Makaylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s992010s792020s14
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Makaylyn was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

18 babies were named Makaylyn in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Makaylyn between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaylyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaylyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makaylyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaylyn 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.

Makaylyn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

216

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Makaylyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
18
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20212015201220092006200319981994 7

Makaylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
99 births that decade — 46% of Makaylyn's all-time total
1990s242000s992010s792020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaylyn?
216 babies have been named Makaylyn since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 18 births.
When was Makaylyn most popular?
Makaylyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Makaylyn been used?
Makaylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Makaylyn?
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, 1994–2021 (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.