Recorded 1994–2020 Girls' name Peak 2010 250 births

Makeila — girls' name

250 babies named Makeila in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s1122010s902020s7
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Makeila was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

19 babies were named Makeila in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makeila

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Makeila between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makeila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makeila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makeila shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makeila 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 250 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.

Makeila at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

250

Since 1994

27 years of records

Peak year

2010

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1994

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2020

Makeila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2010)
19
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
05101520 20202016201220082004200019951994 5

Makeila by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 45% of Makeila's all-time total
1990s412000s1122010s902020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makeila?
250 babies have been named Makeila since 1994. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2010 with 19 births.
When was Makeila most popular?
Makeila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Makeila been used?
Makeila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 27 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Makeila?
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.

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, 1994–2020 (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.