Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Makel*

#5,498 most common boys' name of all time · #13,642 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1996–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#5,498
Rank overall
#13,642 of 105,966
First appeared
1996
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
799
Since 2016
138
Peak year
2007 #2,601
Best rank
#2,294 2005
Girls Boys peak 56/yr
20002020

Makel first appears in 1996. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 6 6 #11,240
2024 11 11 #7,512
2023 15 15 #6,102
2022 9 9 #8,653
2021 15 15 #5,936
2020 12 12 #6,870
2019 17 17 #5,479
2018 17 17 #5,466
2017 14 14 #6,251
2016 22 22 #4,578
2015 19 19 #5,001
2014 28 28 #3,771
2013 27 27 #3,839
2012 28 28 #3,793
2011 39 39 #2,989
2010 31 31 #3,510
2009 42 42 #2,887
2008 8 31 39 #3,554
2007 8 48 56 #2,601
2006 44 44 #2,695
2005 52 52 #2,294
2004 43 43 #2,567
2003 7 32 39 #3,042
2002 5 21 26 #4,037
2001 9 29 38 #3,139
2000 6 27 33 #3,217
1999 5 25 30 #3,277
1998 22 22 #3,485
1997 18 18 #3,876
1996 7 7 #7,952