How Many People Are Named Makenlee?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Makenlee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Makenlee peaked in popularity in 2011 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makenlee 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 Makenlee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2011
33 births
Total Registered
353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makenlee
Makenlee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 353 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makenlee as a female name
Ranked #11,715 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (33 births)
Makenlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makenlee span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 234 babies were registered. Makenlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makenlee by Decade
How has Makenlee 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.
Makenlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makenlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makenlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makenlee?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Makenlee 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 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Makenlee a common name?
Makenlee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makenlee most popular?
Makenlee reached peak popularity in 2011, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makenlee is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makenlee a female name?
Makenlee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makenlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makenlee Smith, Makenlee Johnson, Makenlee 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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