Recorded 1996–2016 Girls' name Peak 2008 301 births

Makalya — girls' name

301 babies named Makalya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s502000s1872010s64
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Makalya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Makalya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makalya

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Makalya between 1996 and 2016, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makalya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makalya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 187 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makalya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makalya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 301 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Makalya at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

301

Since 1996

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1996

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2016

Makalya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1996

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
51015202530 20162013201020072004200119981996 6

Makalya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
187 births that decade — 62% of Makalya's all-time total
1990s502000s1872010s64

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makalya?
301 babies have been named Makalya since 1996. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Makalya most popular?
Makalya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 187 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Makalya been used?
Makalya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 21 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Makalya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makayla, Makenzie, Makenna, Makena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.