Girls' name · since 1996
Makenah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Makenah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1996.
Makenah has 290 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2018.
- #16,213 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makenah ranks #16,213 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,213 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makenah's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Makenah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makenah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makenah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Makenah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (164 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Makenah's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Makenah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 164 births (57% of all-time use).
Makenah by state
Where Makenah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 10 | 3.4% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
10 of 290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Makenah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2010s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Makenahs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
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 Makenah: 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, 1996–2018 (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 Makenah 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.