How Many People Are Named Makaylee?
An estimated 1,456 people in the United States have the first name Makaylee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Makaylee peaked in popularity in 2008 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makaylee 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 Makaylee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,456
About 1 in 235,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2008
102 births
Total Registered
1,476
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makaylee
Makaylee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,476 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makaylee as a female name
Ranked #12,911 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (102 births)
Makaylee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makaylee span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 770 babies were registered. Makaylee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makaylee by Decade
How has Makaylee 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.
Makaylee by State
Birth registrations for Makaylee span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky. On average, about 28 Makaylees were registered per state.
Makaylee + Last Name Combinations
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Makaylee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makaylee?
We estimate approximately 1,456 people named Makaylee 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 235,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Makaylee a common name?
Makaylee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,476 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makaylee most popular?
Makaylee reached peak popularity in 2008, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makaylee is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makaylee a female name?
Makaylee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makaylee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makaylee Smith, Makaylee Johnson, Makaylee 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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