How Many People Are Named Makailah?
An estimated 540 people in the United States have the first name Makailah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Makailah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makailah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Makailah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
540
About 1 in 634,730 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
45 births
Total Registered
547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makailah
Makailah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 547 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makailah as a female name
Ranked #16,725 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (45 births)
Makailah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makailah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 306 babies were registered. Makailah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makailah by Decade
How has Makailah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Makailah by State
Birth registrations for Makailah span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida. On average, about 14 Makailahs were registered per state.
Makailah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makailah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makailah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makailah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makailah?
We estimate approximately 540 people named Makailah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 634,730 Americans share this first name.
Is Makailah a common name?
Makailah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makailah most popular?
Makailah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makailah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makailah a female name?
Makailah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makailah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makailah Smith, Makailah Johnson, Makailah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me