US rank #9885 Girls' name Peak 2013 470 births

Makinlee — #9885 US girls' name

470 babies named Makinlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s1122010s2972020s55
#9885
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Makinlee was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

39 babies were named Makinlee in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makinlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Makinlee between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makinlee currently holds the #9885 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makinlee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 297 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makinlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Makinlee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makinlee 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 470 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.

Makinlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

470

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2013

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,885

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Makinlee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
39
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
01020304050 2024202020162012200820041999 6

Makinlee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
297 births that decade — 63% of Makinlee's all-time total
1990s62000s1122010s2972020s55

Makinlee by state

Where Makinlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Makinlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
5 1.1%
Arkansas share of Makinlee's total US births 1.1%

5 of 470 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makinlee?
470 babies have been named Makinlee since 1999. It currently ranks #9885 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 39 births.
When was Makinlee most popular?
Makinlee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Makinlee most popular?
The top states for the name Makinlee are Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Makinlee been used?
Makinlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Makinlee?
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, 1999–2024 (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.