Girls' name · since 1971
Makita
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 309 babies named Makita, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
309 girls have been named Makita since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makita has been recorded 309 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2000.
- #15,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 309 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makita ranks #15,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 309 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 309
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Makita's 309 recorded births place it above 78.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makita's full recorded timeline at 1986, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2000
- Peak year (1984)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Makita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (131 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Makita's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Makita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 131 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Makita's data
- Makita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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 Makita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1971–2000 (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 Makita 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.