Recorded 1992–2018 Girls' name Peak 2005 310 births

Makinsey — girls' name

310 babies named Makinsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s842000s1622010s64
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Makinsey was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

25 babies were named Makinsey in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makinsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 310 babies named Makinsey between 1992 and 2018, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makinsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makinsey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makinsey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Makinsey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makinsey 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 310 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.

Makinsey at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

310

Since 1992

27 years of records

Peak year

2005

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1992

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2018

Makinsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1992

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
25
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 201820122009200620032000199719941992 5

Makinsey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
162 births that decade — 52% of Makinsey's all-time total
1990s842000s1622010s64

Makinsey by state

Where Makinsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Makinsey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 3.2%
#2 Florida
5 1.6%
Texas share of Makinsey's total US births 3.2%
Even split

10 of 310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makinsey?
310 babies have been named Makinsey since 1992. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 25 births.
When was Makinsey most popular?
Makinsey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Makinsey most popular?
The top states for the name Makinsey are Texas (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Makinsey been used?
Makinsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 27 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Makinsey?
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.

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, 1992–2018 (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.