Girls' name · since 1972
Maketa
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Maketa, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maketa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 43 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maketa has been recorded 43 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1988.
- #36,738 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maketa ranks #36,738 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,738 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Maketa's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maketa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maketa splits its recorded history at 1979: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maketa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Maketa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Maketa's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Maketa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (51% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maketa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1972–1988 (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 Maketa 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.