Girls' name · since 2002
Makaylynn
Makaylynn has 189 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makaylynn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 189 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylynn has been recorded 189 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2021.
- #20,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaylynn ranks #20,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makaylynn's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makaylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makaylynn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makaylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2021
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Makaylynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Makaylynn's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Makaylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Makaylynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- 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 Makaylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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, 2002–2021 (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 Makaylynn 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.