Girls' name · since 1998
Makeyla
386 babies named Makeyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
386 babies have been named Makeyla since 1998, making it today's #10477 girls' name.
Makeyla has 386 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10477 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #13,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,477 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 386 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makeyla ranks #13,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,477 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 386 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makeyla's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Makeyla compares
386 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Makeyla's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makeyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makeyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makeyla's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makeyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makeyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Makeyla's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Makeyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s 67
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (50% of all-time use).
Makeyla by state
Where Makeyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 50 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 28 | 7.3% |
50 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Makeyla's data
- Makeyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Makeylas (50 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 Makeyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Makeyla 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.