Girls' name · since 1999
Makaiya
525 babies named Makaiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaiya currently ranks #12480 among girls' names in America, with 525 babies recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaiya has been recorded 525 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #12480 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 525 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaiya ranks #11,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 525 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 525
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makaiya's 525 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Makaiya compares
525 Top 44% higher than 56% of 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
Makaiya's all-time total is 40% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 525 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makaiya's full recorded timeline at 2012, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makaiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Makaiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (270 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Makaiya's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Makaiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 270 births (51% of all-time use).
How Makaiya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makaiya's total volume
Makaiya by state
Where Makaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Makaiya's data
- Makaiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Makaiyas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Makaiya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makaiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Makaiya 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.