Recorded 1979–2025 · United States
Makaila was most popular in 2007, when 310 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,617 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,747 people named Makaila.
Makaila first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1979, which makes it about 46 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 41 of the 47 years since.
The Social Security Administration has recorded 4,747 American births named Makaila between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 4,698 are estimated to be alive today.
12 American babies were named Makaila in 2025, ranking #14,309 that year.
Makaila is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 19 births a year, against 119 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -84% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Across the whole record Makaila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 4,747 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
Roughly 4,698 Americans named Makaila are alive today — 99% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 21 years old, and half are between 17 and 25. That is a narrow band: Makaila arrived and faded within about a decade rather than staying in steady use.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org