Recorded 1974–2004 Girls' name Peak 1979 229 births

Makeisha — girls' name

229 babies named Makeisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s801980s1011990s432000s5
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Makeisha was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

22 babies were named Makeisha in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makeisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Makeisha between 1974 and 2004, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makeisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makeisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makeisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makeisha 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 229 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.

Makeisha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

229

Since 1974

31 years of records

Peak year

1979

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1974

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2004

Makeisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1974

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1979)
22
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 200419951991198819851982197919761974 11

Makeisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
101 births that decade — 44% of Makeisha's all-time total
1970s801980s1011990s432000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makeisha?
229 babies have been named Makeisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1979 with 22 births.
When was Makeisha most popular?
Makeisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Makeisha been used?
Makeisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 31 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Makeisha?
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.

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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, 1974–2004 (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.