Girls' name · since 1972
Makia
Makia has 1,353 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,353 babies have been named Makia since 1972, making it today's #11157 girls' name.
Makia has 1,353 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11157 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,353 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makia ranks #6,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,353 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,353
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makia's 1,353 recorded births place it above 91.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Makia compares
1,353 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Makia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,353 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makia's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Makia popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1996 (Makia as boys' name)
Makia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (487 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Makia's strongest decade.
487 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Makia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 179
1980s
179 births
- 1990s
1990s
371 births
- 2000s
2000s
487 births
- 2010s 133
2010s
133 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 487 births (36% of all-time use).
How Makia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Makia's total volume
Makia by state
Where Makia concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.4% |
31 of 1,353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Makia appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makia's data
- Makia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (487 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Makias (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Makia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Makia 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.