Makaylee
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Makaylee is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
Where does Makaylee come from?
Modern: blend of Makayla and Lee
Is Makaylee a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaylee is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makaylee in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Makaylee, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 102 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Makaylee in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makaylee in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,475 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,996 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3,059 |
| 2014 | 46 | #3,423 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 71 | #2,548 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,663 |
| 2010 | 81 | #2,341 |
| 2009 | 87 | #2,244 |
| 2008 | 102 | #2,032 |
| 2007 | 74 | #2,509 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2005 | 95 | #1,992 |
| 2004 | 85 | #2,115 |
| 2003 | 79 | #2,184 |
| 2002 | 69 | #2,328 |
| 2001 | 58 | #2,596 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
Nicknames for Makaylee
- Kaylee 14 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Makaylee
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Kaylee, Maylee, Brylee, Miley, Mckenna, Madilyn, Madison, Novalee, Nevaeh, Mackenzie, Kennedy
Names related to Makaylee
Makayla, Makaylah, Makaila, Makyla, Makaela, Mackayla, Makeyla, Mckaylee
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Jax, Indie, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Makaylee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makaylee, updated 20 October 2026.