Unisex name · since 2006
Makhari
Makhari has 334 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 334
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Makhari currently ranks #1851 among unisex names in America, with 334 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Makhari recorded 334 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #1851 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,851 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 334 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makhari ranks #10,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,851 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 334 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,022 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,851 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 334
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Makhari's 334 recorded births place it above 77.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Makhari compares
334 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Makhari's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makhari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 334 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makhari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makhari splits its recorded history at 2017: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makhari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Currently ranks #1851 among boys.
334 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 86 births in a single year.
Makhari popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 2011 (Makhari as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Makhari accounts for 12% of total recorded use across both genders.
Makhari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (233 births, 70% of the file).
2020s was Makhari's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Makhari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
233 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 233 births (70% of all-time use).
Makhari decade highlights
- Peak decade 233 births
- Runner-up 88 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Makhari by state
Where Makhari concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 14 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 7 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.5% |
14 of 334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 4.2% of nationwide
- Florida 3.3% of nationwide
- Mississippi 2.1% of nationwide
- North Carolina 2.1% of nationwide
- Texas 2.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Georgia records the most Makharis (14 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Makhari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2025 (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 Makhari 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.
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