Girls' name · since 1976
Makeshia
Makeshia has 98 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
98 girls have been named Makeshia since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Makeshia recorded 98 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1990.
- #27,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makeshia ranks #27,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #27,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Makeshia's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makeshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makeshia splits its recorded history at 1982: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makeshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1990
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Makeshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (48 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Makeshia's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Makeshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makeshia's data
- Makeshia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Makeshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1976–1990 (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 Makeshia 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.