Boys' name · since 1974
Makarios
Makarios has 129 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makarios is the #8406 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 129 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makarios has been recorded 129 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #8406 nationally and more common than 40% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #15,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 129 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makarios ranks #15,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 129 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 129
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makarios's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Makarios compares
129 30th 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
Makarios's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makarios | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 129 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makarios's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makarios splits its recorded history at 2014: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makarios popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Makarios by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Makarios's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Makarios births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Makarios's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makarios: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Makarios 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.