Holding steady.
Popularity of Makaleigh since 1998
Babies named Makaleigh per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 58 |
| 2010s | 39 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Makaleigh is a modern American invented name that first appeared in 1998. It follows the popular trend of combining the 'Maka-' sound, as in Makayla, with the fashionable suffix '-leigh', which derives from Old English 'leah' meaning 'meadow'. The name reached its peak usage in 2012, but it has never ranked among the top 1000 names in the United States. Despite its low overall usage, it has shown a stable trajectory since its peak, with fewer than 10 girls per year receiving the name. Makaleigh's style is distinctly modern, fitting well with other invented names that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s.
Makaleigh is a modern American coinage, first recorded in 1998. It blends the popular 'Maka-' prefix from names like Makayla (itself a respelling of Michaela) with the suffix '-leigh', a fashionable spelling of 'lee' meaning 'meadow' in Old English. The name has seen modest use, peaking in 2012.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Maka, Leigh
Sibling names for Makaleigh
Names that share Makaleigh's style, for a brother or sister.
