Girls' name · since 2001
Makyiah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 237 babies named Makyiah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makyiah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 237 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Makyiah recorded 237 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #18,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 237 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makyiah ranks #18,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 237
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makyiah's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makyiah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makyiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
237 total births across 24 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 20 births in a single year.
Makyiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (122 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Makyiah's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Makyiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 122 births (51% of all-time use).
Makyiah decade highlights
- Peak decade 122 births
- Runner-up 95 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Makyiah's data
- Makyiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Makyiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Makyiah 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.
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