Girls' name · since 1994
Makiyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 3,543 babies named Makiyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,543
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,543 babies have been named Makiyah since 1994, making it today's #2984 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makiyah has been recorded 3,543 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #2984 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #3,229 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,984 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,543 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makiyah ranks #3,229 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,984 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,543 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,229 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,543
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makiyah's 3,543 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Makiyah compares
3,543 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Makiyah's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,543 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 226 | 21 | 19,840 |
Makiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makiyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 226 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makiyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 226
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Makiyah popularity over time - boys
25 total births recorded since 2001 (Makiyah as boys' name)
Makiyah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,515 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Makiyah's strongest decade.
1,515 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Makiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 115
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,515 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,461 births
- 2020s 452
2020s
452 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,515 births (43% of all-time use).
How Makiyah 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 Makiyah's total volume
Makiyah by state
Where Makiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 303 | 8.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 216 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 192 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 191 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 186 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 166 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 165 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 162 | 4.6% |
303 of 3,543 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Makiyah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makiyah's data
- Makiyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,515 total births); usage has since declined to 452 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Makiyahs (303 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Makiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Makiyah 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.