Boys' name · since 2015

Makaius

85 babies named Makaius in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,492 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,257 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
85
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Makaius is the #2257 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 85 recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Makaius recorded 85 times among boys since 2015, holding rank #2257 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.

  • #18,492 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,257 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 85 born since 2015
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaius ranks #18,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 85 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,492 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,257 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
85
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.7%
Makaius vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Makaius's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Makaius compares

85 23rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Makaius's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Makaius Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 85 369 358,536
Peak-year births 63 34 22,252

Makaius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Makaius splits its recorded history at 2017: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Makaius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
63
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
020406080 20152016201720192025 63

Makaius by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (63 births, 74% of the file).

2020s was Makaius's strongest decade.

63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Makaius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Makaius by state

Where Makaius concentrates geographically, total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Makaius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 8.2%
#2 Georgia
5 5.9%
#3 North Carolina
5 5.9%
#4 South Carolina
5 5.9%
Texas share of Makaius's total US births 8.2%
Even split

7 of 85 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaius?
Since 2015, Social Security records show 85 babies named Makaius. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,492 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,257 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 63 births.
Where does Makaius sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaius ranks #18,492 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Makaius most popular?
Makaius was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Makaius most popular?
The top states for the name Makaius are Texas (7 births), Georgia (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Makaius been used?
The SSA has tracked Makaius since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Makaius?
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.

What to do with Makaius's data

  • Texas records the most Makaiuss (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Makaius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2025 (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 Makaius 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.