US rank #4337 Girls' name Peak 2024 376 births

Makaia — #4337 US girls' name

376 babies named Makaia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1592010s992020s98
#4337
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Makaia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

33 babies were named Makaia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaia

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Makaia between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makaia currently holds the #4337 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makaia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Makaia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaia 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 376 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.

Makaia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

376

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,337

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Makaia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
33
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 20242020201620112007200319991997 5

Makaia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
159 births that decade — 42% of Makaia's all-time total
1990s202000s1592010s992020s98

Makaia by state

Where Makaia concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Makaia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Makaia's total US births 1.3%

5 of 376 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaia?
376 babies have been named Makaia since 1997. It currently ranks #4337 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 33 births.
When was Makaia most popular?
Makaia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Makaia most popular?
The top states for the name Makaia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Makaia been used?
Makaia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Makaia?
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.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.