Girls' name · since 1976
Makeia
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Makeia, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
39 girls have been named Makeia since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Makeia has 39 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2001.
- #37,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 39 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makeia ranks #37,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #37,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 39
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Makeia's 39 recorded births place it above 47.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makeia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makeia splits its recorded history at 1985: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makeia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2001
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Makeia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Makeia's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Makeia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Makeia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- 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 Makeia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1976–2001 (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 Makeia 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.