Son of Finlay or meadow of the gray-haired one
A modern American invention, Makenlee is a creative blend of the Scottish surname McKinley and the popular suffix -lee. It combines the Gaelic elements 'mac' (son of) and 'fionnla' (fair hero) with the English 'leah' (meadow).
Less common today
Makenlee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,461 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
