Boys' name · since 1992
Makoa
Makoa has 1,480 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,480
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,480 babies have been named Makoa since 1992, making it today's #1121 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makoa has been recorded 1,480 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #1121 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,121 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,480 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makoa ranks #3,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,121 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,480 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,121 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,480
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Makoa's 1,480 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Hawaii.
How Makoa compares
1,480 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Makoa's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makoa | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,480 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 192 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makoa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makoa splits its recorded history at 2009: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 192 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makoa popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Makoa popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 2025 (Makoa as girls' name)
Makoa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (801 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Makoa's strongest decade.
801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Makoa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 263
2000s
263 births
- 2010s
2010s
342 births
- 2020s
2020s
801 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 801 births (54% of all-time use).
How Makoa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Makoa's total volume
Makoa by state
Where Makoa concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 356 | 24.1% |
| #2 | California | | 300 | 20.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 47 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 45 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 36 | 2.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Utah | | 17 | 1.1% |
356 of 1,480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Makoa appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Hawaii records the most Makoas (356 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makoa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Makoa 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.