Girls' name · since 2002
Makenlee
359 babies named Makenlee in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 359
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makenlee is the #14031 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 359 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Makenlee recorded 359 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #14031 nationally today, ahead of 19% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #14,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 359 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenlee ranks #14,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 359 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 359
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makenlee's 359 recorded births place it above 80.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Makenlee compares
359 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makenlee's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makenlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 359 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makenlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makenlee's full recorded timeline at 2014, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makenlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Makenlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Makenlee's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Makenlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (65% of all-time use).
Makenlee by state
Where Makenlee concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
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What to do with Makenlee's data
- Makenlee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makenlees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makenlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Makenlee 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.