How Many People Are Named Makylah?
An estimated 537 people in the United States have the first name Makylah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Makylah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makylah 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 Makylah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
537
About 1 in 638,276 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
43 births
Total Registered
543
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makylah
Makylah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 543 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makylah as a female name
Ranked #16,727 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (43 births)
Makylah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makylah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 267 babies were registered. Makylah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makylah by Decade
How has Makylah 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.
Makylah by State
Birth registrations for Makylah span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Georgia, Texas. On average, about 8 Makylahs were registered per state.
Makylah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makylah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makylah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makylah?
We estimate approximately 537 people named Makylah 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 638,276 Americans share this first name.
Is Makylah a common name?
Makylah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 543 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makylah most popular?
Makylah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makylah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makylah a female name?
Makylah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makylah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makylah Smith, Makylah Johnson, Makylah 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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