Girls' name · since 1971
Makesha
473 babies named Makesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
473 girls have been named Makesha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Makesha recorded 473 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1995.
- #12,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 473 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makesha ranks #12,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 473 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 473
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Makesha's 473 recorded births place it above 83.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Makesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makesha's full recorded timeline at 1983, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1995
- Peak year (1974)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Makesha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (273 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Makesha's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Makesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
273 births
- 1980s
1980s
163 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 273 births (58% of all-time use).
Makesha by state
Where Makesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Makesha appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makesha's data
- Makesha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Makeshas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1971–1995 (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 Makesha 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.