Makinley
Makinley was the 5052nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1341st with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,082 places. More babies were named Makinley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,052 girls, down 2,132 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,852babies recorded
Makinley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,052 | 26 |
| 2020 | #2,920 | 56 |
| 2010 | #1,729 | 121 |
| 2000 | #5,851 | 19 |
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How popular is Makinley, counting every spelling?
Makinley is the most common spelling of a name family that had 37 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 37 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makinley | 26 | #5,052 | 205 |
| Makynlee | 11 | #9,247 | 78 |
| Makinlee | — | — | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Makinley?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makinley (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makinley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Makinley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makinley?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Makinley are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Makinley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Makinley by state
How common Makinley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Makinley: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Makinley, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Makinley
How popular is the name Makinley?
Makinley was the 5052nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1341st with 174 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,082 places. More babies were named Makinley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Makinley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Makinley in the US.
Where is Makinley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Makinley was most common in Alabama (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.