Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2015 127 births

Makenize — girls' name

127 babies named Makenize in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s532010s572020s12
2010s
Peak decade

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

2015
Single peak year

14 babies were named Makenize in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makenize

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Makenize between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makenize currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makenize performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makenize shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Makenize in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makenize 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 127 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.

Makenize at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

127

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2015

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Makenize popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 2023201520122009200520001999 5

Makenize by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 45% of Makenize's all-time total
1990s52000s532010s572020s12

Makenize by state

Where Makenize concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Makenize
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 3.9%
North Carolina share of Makenize's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makenize?
127 babies have been named Makenize since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 14 births.
When was Makenize most popular?
Makenize was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Makenize most popular?
The top states for the name Makenize are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Makenize been used?
Makenize has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Makenize?
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, 1999–2023 (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.