Recorded 1998–2023 Unisex name Peak 2008 337 births

Makell — boys' name

337 babies named Makell in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s1762010s1082020s37
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Makell was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Makell in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makell

The Social Security Administration has registered 337 babies named Makell between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Makell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year. Makell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 149 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Makell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makell 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 337 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.

Makell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

337

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Makell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
51015202530 2023201920142010200620021998 8

Makell popularity over time — girls

149 total births recorded since 1992 (Makell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 149 births
4681012 2013200820052002199919961992 6

Makell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
176 births that decade — 52% of Makell's all-time total
1990s162000s1762010s1082020s37

Makell by state

Where Makell concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Makell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 1.8%
Georgia share of Makell's total US births 1.8%

6 of 337 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makell?
337 babies have been named Makell since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Makell most popular?
Makell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Makell most popular?
The top states for the name Makell are Georgia (6 births).
Is Makell a unisex name?
Yes, Makell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 337 births, and as a girl's name it has 149 births.
How long has the name Makell been used?
Makell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Makell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makai, Makhi, Maksim, Makari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2023 (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.