Girls' name · since 1998
Makilah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 150 babies named Makilah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
150 girls have been named Makilah since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makilah has been recorded 150 times among girls since 1998, 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 1998 to 2021.
- #22,773 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 150 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makilah ranks #22,773 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 150 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,773 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 150
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makilah's 150 recorded births place it above 68.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makilah splits its recorded history at 2008: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makilah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Makilah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Makilah's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Makilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makilah's data
- Makilah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makilah: 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 (~23 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, 1998–2021 (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 Makilah 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.