girl's name

Makaylin

muh-KAY-lin (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 355

Makaylin is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2009, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1996.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Makaylin Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

201
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Makaylin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 30
2000s 201
2010s 118
2020s (to 2025) 6

How Popular Is Makaylin?

In 2023, Makaylin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Makaylin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Makaylin

  • English muh-KAY-lin

Sibling Names for Makaylin

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Makaylin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Makaylin

How popular is the name Makaylin?

In 2023, Makaylin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Makaylin a girl's or a boy's name?

Makaylin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Makaylin?

Makaylin has 3 syllables.

When was Makaylin most popular?

Makaylin peaked in 2009, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.