Boys' name · since 1998
Makye
398 babies named Makye in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makye currently ranks #9305 among boys' names in America, with 398 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makye has been recorded 398 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #9305 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #9,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,305 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 398 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makye ranks #9,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,305 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 398 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 398
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makye's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Makye compares
398 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Makye's all-time total is 8% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makye | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 398 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makye's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makye by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (181 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Makye's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Makye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 181 births (45% of all-time use).
Makye by state
Where Makye concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Makye's data
- Makye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Makyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Makye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Makye 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.