Boys' name · since 2008
Makar
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Makar, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,660 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
213 babies have been named Makar since 2008, making it today's #4660 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Makar recorded 213 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #4660 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #12,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,660 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makar ranks #12,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,660 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 213 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,572 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,660 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makar's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Makar compares
213 39th 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
Makar's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makar splits its recorded history at 2018: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Currently ranks #4660 among boys.
213 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 24 births in a single year.
Makar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Makar's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Makar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (49% of all-time use).
Makar decade highlights
- Peak decade 104 births
- Runner-up 104 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Makar by state
Where Makar concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
Top 5 states
- Florida 12.7% of nationwide
- New York 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 12.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Makar's data
- Makar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Makars (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Makar 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.
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