Recorded 2002–2015 Boys' name Peak 2009 53 births

Makahi — boys' name

53 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.

2000s482010s5
2000s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Makahi was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Makahi in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makahi

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Makahi between 2002 and 2015, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Makahi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makahi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Makahi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makahi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Makahi at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

53

Since 2002

14 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2002

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2015

Makahi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2002

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 2015200920082007200620052002 6

Makahi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 91% of Makahi's all-time total
2000s482010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makahi?
53 babies have been named Makahi since 2002. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Makahi most popular?
Makahi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Makahi been used?
Makahi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 14 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Makahi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makai, Makhi, Maksim, Makari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.