Makeba
- Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784
- Peak · girls
- 1972 · 63 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 702since 1962
Makeba over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Makeba has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 |
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| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 |
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| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 |
| 1978 | #2,572 | 33 |
| 1977 | #2,463 | 35 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 |
| 1975 | #2,232 | 37 |
| 1974 | #2,172 | 37 |
| 1973 | #1,714 | 52 |
| 1972 | #1,502 | 63 |
| 1971 | #1,937 | 44 |
| 1970 | #1,804 | 49 |
| 1969 | #2,208 | 33 |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 |
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| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 |
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First appearance
1962
The first year at least five girls were named Makeba! It came in at #6,578, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1962–1965, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Makeba is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Makeba in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2003
Rise & fade · girls
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1962
- Peaked 1972 at #1,502 (63 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 24,147
- Highest: 1 in 24,147 girls born in 1972 were named Makeba (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 365,429 girls born in 2003 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 56.4% of all girls named Makeba (396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1960s | 99 | #2,208 (1969) | #4,655 |
| 1970s | 396 | #1,502 (1972) | #2,372 |
| 1980s | 120 | #3,609 (1980) | #6,331 |
| 1990s | 77 | #6,314 (1992) | #8,907 |
| 2000s | 10 | #15,432 (2002) | #15,608 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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