Name Legacy

Makinley

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Makinley was most popular in 2013, when 174 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,383 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,852 people named Makinley.

Most popular in2013
Rank that year#2,383
Births that year174
Total since 18801,852
Given to100% girls

Makinley over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Makinley’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makinley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makinley is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,852 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 Makinley

Where Makinley 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