Girls' name · since 1994
Makeila
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.
- #17,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
250 girls have been named Makeila since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makeila has been recorded 250 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2020.
- #17,601 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makeila ranks #17,601 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,601 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makeila's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makeila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makeila splits its recorded history at 2008: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makeila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2020
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Makeila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Makeila's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Makeila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Makeila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makeila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1994–2020 (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 Makeila 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.