Unisex name · since 2002
Makaiah
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 229 babies named Makaiah, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
229 babies have been named Makaiah since 2002, making it today's #6733 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaiah has been recorded 229 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #6733 nationally and more common than 61% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #18,457 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,733 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 229 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaiah ranks #18,457 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,733 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 229 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,457 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 229
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makaiah's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Makaiah compares
229 40th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Makaiah's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 229 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaiah splits its recorded history at 2013: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Makaiah popularity over time - boys
40 total births recorded since 2009 (Makaiah as boys' name)
Makaiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (94 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Makaiah's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Makaiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 94 births (41% of all-time use).
Makaiah by state
Where Makaiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 229 births nationwide.
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What to do with Makaiah's data
- Makaiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (94 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Makaiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Makaiah 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.