Recorded 2002–2021 Girls' name Peak 2008 189 births

Makaylynn — girls' name

189 babies named Makaylynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s842010s952020s10
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Makaylynn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Makaylynn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaylynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Makaylynn between 2002 and 2021, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaylynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaylynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makaylynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaylynn 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 189 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.

Makaylynn at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

189

Since 2002

20 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2002

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2021

Makaylynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2002

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20212018201520122009200620032002 6

Makaylynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 50% of Makaylynn's all-time total
2000s842010s952020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaylynn?
189 babies have been named Makaylynn since 2002. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Makaylynn most popular?
Makaylynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Makaylynn been used?
Makaylynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 20 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Makaylynn?
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, 2002–2021 (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.