Unisex name · since 1991
Makiah
Makiah has 2,238 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,238
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makiah currently ranks #7663 among unisex names in America, with 2,238 babies recorded since 1991.
Makiah has 2,238 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7663 as of the latest data, more common than 56% 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 1991 to 2025.
- #4,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,238 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makiah ranks #4,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,238 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,238
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makiah's 2,238 recorded births place it above 93.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Makiah compares
2,238 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Makiah's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,238 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 170 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makiah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 170 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Makiah popularity over time - boys
523 total births recorded since 1995 (Makiah as boys' name)
Makiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,219 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Makiah's strongest decade.
1,219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Makiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,219 births
- 2010s
2010s
621 births
- 2020s 168
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,219 births (54% of all-time use).
How Makiah 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 Makiah's total volume
Makiah by state
Where Makiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 99 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 84 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 66 | 2.9% |
| #4 | California | | 64 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 59 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 46 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 44 | 2.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 38 | 1.7% |
99 of 2,238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Makiah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makiah's data
- Makiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,219 total births); usage has since declined to 168 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Makiahs (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Makiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Makiah 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.