Recorded 1974–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 41 births

Makeesha — girls' name

41 babies named Makeesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s16
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Makeesha was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

11 babies were named Makeesha in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makeesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Makeesha between 1974 and 1983, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makeesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makeesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Makeesha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makeesha 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 41 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.

Makeesha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

41

Since 1974

10 years of records

Peak year

1974

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1974

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1983

Makeesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1974

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 198319811980197819761974 11

Makeesha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 61% of Makeesha's all-time total
1970s251980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makeesha?
41 babies have been named Makeesha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 11 births.
When was Makeesha most popular?
Makeesha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Makeesha been used?
Makeesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 10 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Makeesha?
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, 1974–1983 (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.