Total births
39
Boys' name · since 2003
Makhail
Makhail has 39 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 39
- total births
- 2003–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
39 boys have been named Makhail since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Makhail has 39 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2003 to 2019.
- 39 total births
- 2003–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 64% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
39 boys have been named Makhail since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 39
- total births
- 2003–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 64%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
64% of everyone ever named Makhail was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
9 babies were named Makhail in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Makhail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makhail's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makhail at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2003
Makhail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2019
- Peak year (2004)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Makhail by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Makhail's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Makhail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (64% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makhail? ▼
Since 2003, Social Security records show 39 babies named Makhail. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 9 births.
When was Makhail most popular? ▼
Makhail was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Makhail been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Makhail since 2003 -- 17 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Makhail? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makai, Makhi, Maksim, Makari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Makhail
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2003–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Makhail: Baby Name Since 2003 - 39 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/makhail. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Makhail 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 July 2026.