Girls' name · since 1996
Makira
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Makira, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 193 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Makira recorded 193 times among girls since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2016.
- #20,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makira ranks #20,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makira's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makira's full recorded timeline at 2006, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2016
- Peak year (2009)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Makira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (124 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Makira's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Makira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 124 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Makira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2010s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Makira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 1996–2016 (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 Makira 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.