Boys' name · since 1991
Makale
Makale has 205 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,812 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
205 boys have been named Makale since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Makale has 205 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2015.
- #12,812 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 205 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makale ranks #12,812 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,812 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 205
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makale's 205 recorded births place it above 71.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makale splits its recorded history at 2006: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2015
- Peak year (2005)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Makale by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (131 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Makale's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Makale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 131 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Makale's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2010s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~24 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, 1991–2015 (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 Makale 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.