Total births
28
Boys' name · since 2022
Makoah
Makoah has 28 recorded births since 2022 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10843
- among boys today
- 28
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other boys
Makoah currently ranks #10843 among boys' names in America, with 28 babies recorded since 2022.
Makoah has 28 recorded births among boys since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10843 as of the latest data, more common than 24% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #10843 among boys today
- 28 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 24% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Makoah is currently the #10843 boys' name in America, more common than 24% of boys - 28 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10843
- among boys today
- 28
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 24%
- more common than other boys
Makoah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10843
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 24% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Makoah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Makoah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Makoah compares
28 10th percentile among 14,294 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
Makoah's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makoah | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Makoah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makoah's full recorded timeline at 2024, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makoah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,843
Active since
2022
Makoah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Makoah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Makoah's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Makoah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makoah? ▼
Since 2022, Social Security records show 28 babies named Makoah. Today it holds rank #10843 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 10 births.
When was Makoah most popular? ▼
Makoah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Makoah been used? ▼
Records for Makoah go back to 2022, giving 4 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Makoah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makai, Makhi, Maksim, Makari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Makoah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Makoah
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Maksim Boy
#1932 2,678 births
Makari Boy
#974 1,815 births
Makoa Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Makoah: #10843 Boys' Name - 28 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/makoah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Makoah 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 June 2026.