Recorded 2007–2012 Girls' name Peak 2008 28 births

Makhila — girls' name

28 babies named Makhila in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s11
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Makhila was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Makhila in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makhila

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Makhila between 2007 and 2012, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makhila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makhila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Makhila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makhila in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Makhila at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

28

Since 2007

6 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2007

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2012

Makhila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2007

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20122010200920082007 5

Makhila by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 61% of Makhila's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makhila?
28 babies have been named Makhila since 2007. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Makhila most popular?
Makhila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Makhila been used?
Makhila has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 6 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Makhila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makayla, Makenzie, Makenna, Makena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.