Total births
27
Boys' name · since 1999
Makonnen
27 babies named Makonnen in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1999–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Makonnen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1999.
Makonnen has 27 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2019.
- 27 total births
- 1999–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Makonnen since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 27
- total births
- 1999–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Makonnen was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
6 babies were named Makonnen in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Makonnen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makonnen's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makonnen at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Makonnen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019
- Peak year (2003)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Makonnen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Makonnen's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Makonnen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makonnen? ▼
27 babies have been named Makonnen since 1999. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
When was Makonnen most popular? ▼
Makonnen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Makonnen been used? ▼
Makonnen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 21 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Makonnen? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1999–2019 (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. "Makonnen: Baby Name Since 1999 - 27 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/makonnen. 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 Makonnen 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 July 2026.