Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 205 births

Makayah — girls' name

205 babies named Makayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1092010s912020s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Makayah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Makayah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Makayah between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Makayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makayah 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 205 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.

Makayah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

205

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Makayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20232017201420112008200520022001 8

Makayah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 53% of Makayah's all-time total
2000s1092010s912020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makayah?
205 babies have been named Makayah since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Makayah most popular?
Makayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Makayah been used?
Makayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Makayah?
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.

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, 2001–2023 (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.