Girls' name · since 1996
Makinley
Makinley has 1,852 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makinley is the #5049 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,852 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Makinley recorded 1,852 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #5049 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #4,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,852 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makinley ranks #4,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,852 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,852
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makinley's 1,852 recorded births place it above 93.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Makinley compares
1,852 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Makinley's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makinley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,852 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makinley's full recorded timeline at 2011, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makinley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Makinley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,122 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Makinley's strongest decade.
1,122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Makinley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 428
2000s
428 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,122 births
- 2020s 261
2020s
261 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,122 births (61% of all-time use).
How Makinley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makinley's total volume
Makinley by state
Where Makinley concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 137 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 82 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 68 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 61 | 3.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 55 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 44 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 37 | 2.0% |
137 of 1,852 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Makinley appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makinley's data
- Makinley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,122 total births); usage has since declined to 261 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Makinleys (137 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Makinley
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makinley: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Makinley 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.