Makinley
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning son of the fair-haired one; a variant spelling of McKinley.
Babies a year
84
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Makinley by the numbers
Makinley was given to 84 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 174 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makinley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Makinley
Names that are said the same way as Makinley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Makynlee38 in the US (2017)
- Makynleigh12 in the US (2017)
- Makenlee10 in the US (2017)
- Makenleigh7 in the US (2017)
- Mackinlee5 in the US (2017)
- Makinleigh5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean beauty
Like Makinley, each of these has beauty in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Bellabeautiful; a diminutive of Isabella4,616 in the US (2017)
- Finleyfair-haired warrior1,733 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Annabellegrace and beauty combined form2,601 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Makinley
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