Girls' name · since 2006
Makenleigh
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Makenleigh, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
116 girls have been named Makenleigh since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenleigh has been recorded 116 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2023.
- #25,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenleigh ranks #25,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makenleigh's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makenleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makenleigh's full recorded timeline at 2016, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makenleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
116 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 12 births in a single year.
Makenleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Makenleigh's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Makenleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (69% of all-time use).
Makenleigh decade highlights
- Peak decade 80 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Makenleigh's data
- Makenleigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makenleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2006–2023 (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 Makenleigh 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.
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