How Many People Are Named Makalyn?
An estimated 365 people in the United States have the first name Makalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Makalyn peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makalyn 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 Makalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
365
About 1 in 939,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
371
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makalyn
Makalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 371 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makalyn as a female name
Ranked #17,467 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2008 (25 births)
Makalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makalyn span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 209 babies were registered. While Makalyn is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Makalyn by Decade
How has Makalyn 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.
Makalyn by State
Makalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makalyn?
We estimate approximately 365 people named Makalyn 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 939,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Makalyn a common name?
Makalyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 371 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makalyn most popular?
Makalyn reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makalyn is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makalyn a female name?
Makalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makalyn Smith, Makalyn Johnson, Makalyn 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.
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