Girls' name · since 2006
Makaira
17 babies named Makaira in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Makaira is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaira has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2023.
- #47,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaira ranks #47,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #47,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Makaira's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makaira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makaira's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makaira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Makaira by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (11 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Makaira's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Makaira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makaira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2006–2023 (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 Makaira 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.