Boys' name · since 1915
Makoto
553 babies named Makoto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Makoto is the #7236 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 553 recorded since 1915.
Makoto has 553 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7236 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, 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 1915 to 2025.
- #7,429 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,236 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 553 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makoto ranks #7,429 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,236 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 553 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makoto's 553 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Makoto compares
553 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Makoto's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makoto | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 553 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makoto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makoto splits its recorded history at 1991: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makoto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Makoto by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Makoto's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Makoto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (19% of all-time use).
How Makoto 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 Makoto's total volume
Makoto by state
Where Makoto concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 70 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 10.5% |
70 of 553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Makoto's data
- Makoto's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Makotos (70 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makoto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Makoto 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.