Recorded 2006–2023 Girls' name Peak 2013 116 births

Makenleigh — girls' name

116 babies named Makenleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s802020s30
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Makenleigh was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

12 babies were named Makenleigh in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makenleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Makenleigh between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makenleigh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makenleigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makenleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makenleigh 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 116 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.

Makenleigh at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

116

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2013

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Makenleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20232021201920172015201320112006 6

Makenleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 69% of Makenleigh's all-time total
2000s62010s802020s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makenleigh?
116 babies have been named Makenleigh since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 12 births.
When was Makenleigh most popular?
Makenleigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Makenleigh been used?
Makenleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Makenleigh?
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, 2006–2023 (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.