Girls' name · since 2001
Makhiya
190 babies named Makhiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makhiya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 190 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makhiya has been recorded 190 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2021.
- #20,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 190 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makhiya ranks #20,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 190 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 190
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makhiya's 190 recorded births place it above 71.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makhiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makhiya's full recorded timeline at 2010, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makhiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2021
- Peak year (2006)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Makhiya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (120 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Makhiya's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Makhiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Makhiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Makhiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2001–2021 (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 Makhiya 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.