Girls' name · since 1993
Makalia
372 babies named Makalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makalia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 372 have been recorded since 1993.
Makalia has 372 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1993 to 2014.
- #14,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 372 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makalia ranks #14,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,139 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makalia's 372 recorded births place it above 80.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Makalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makalia splits its recorded history at 2003: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2014
- Peak year (1998)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Makalia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (192 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Makalia's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Makalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 192 births (52% of all-time use).
Makalia by state
Where Makalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 372 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Makalia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Makalias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Makalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1993–2014 (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 Makalia 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.