Boys' name · since 2002
Makahi
58 babies named Makahi in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makahi currently ranks #12851 among boys' names in America, with 58 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Makahi recorded 58 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #12851 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #21,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 58 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makahi ranks #21,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 58 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makahi's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Makahi compares
58 18th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makahi's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makahi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makahi's full recorded timeline at 2008, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makahi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Makahi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 83% of the file).
2000s was Makahi's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Makahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (83% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makahi's data
- Makahi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Makahi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.