Total births
216
Girls' name · since 1994
Makaylyn
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.
- 216
- total births
- 1994–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Makaylyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 216 have been recorded since 1994.
Makaylyn has 216 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2021.
- 216 total births
- 1994–2021 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
216 girls have been named Makaylyn since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.
- 216
- total births
- 1994–2021
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
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.
Makaylyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makaylyn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makaylyn at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Makaylyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (2012)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makaylyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Makaylyn's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Makaylyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 99 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makaylyn? ▼
Makaylyn has been given to 216 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 18 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
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.
What to do with Makaylyn's data
- Makaylyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Makaylyn
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Makaylyn
Makayla Girl
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Makenzie Girl
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Makenna Girl
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Makena Girl
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Makaila Girl
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Compare Makaylyn side by side: Makaylyn vs Makayla Makaylyn vs Makenzie Makaylyn vs Makenna
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Makaylyn: Baby Name Since 1994 - 216 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/makaylyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Makaylyn 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 July 2026.