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.

#26,725 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1999
2010s
peak 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.

  • #26,725 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 27 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makonnen ranks #26,725 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,725 of 45,481
all-time among boys
27
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Makonnen's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2003)
6
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19992003201620172019 5

Makonnen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 59% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makonnen? ▼
27 babies have been named Makonnen since 1999. All-time, it sits at #26,725 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2003 with 6 births.
Where does Makonnen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makonnen ranks #26,725 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Makonnen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2019 (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 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 August 2026.