girl's name
Makinley
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,932
Makinley is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2013, when 174 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Makinley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 41 |
| 2000s | 428 |
| 2010s | 1,122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 261 |
How popular is Makinley?
In 2025, Makinley was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Makinley is used
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 Makinley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makinley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makinley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makinley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makinley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makinley
How popular is the name Makinley?
In 2025, Makinley was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makinley a girl's or a boy's name?
Makinley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makinley most popular?
Makinley peaked in 2013, when 174 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makinley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makinley currently ranks #5,011 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.