Girls' name · since 2001
Makayah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 205 babies named Makayah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 205
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makayah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 205 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Makayah recorded 205 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- #19,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 205 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makayah ranks #19,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 205 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 205
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makayah's 205 recorded births place it above 72.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makayah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Makayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Makayah's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Makayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makayah's data
- Makayah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Makayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2001–2023 (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 Makayah 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.