Makaylah

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Makaylah was most popular in 2009, when 225 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,020 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,169 people named Makaylah.

Most popular in2009

Rank that year#2,020

Births that year225

Total since 18803,169

Given to100% girls

Makaylah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makaylah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makaylah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makaylah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,169 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.

Names that peaked alongside Makaylah

Where Makaylah is most concentrated

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