Recorded 1994–2011 Girls' name Peak 1997 107 births

Makahla — girls' name

107 babies named Makahla in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s382000s562010s13
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Makahla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Makahla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makahla

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Makahla between 1994 and 2011, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makahla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makahla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makahla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makahla 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 107 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.

Makahla at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

107

Since 1994

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1994

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2011

Makahla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1994

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20112008200520022000199819961994 6

Makahla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 52% of Makahla's all-time total
1990s382000s562010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makahla?
107 babies have been named Makahla since 1994. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
When was Makahla most popular?
Makahla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Makahla been used?
Makahla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 18 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Makahla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makayla, Makenzie, Makenna, Makena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2011 (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.