Makiah

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 81.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
2007 · 170 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,238
since 1991

Makiah over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #1,402, 2007peak #3,368, 2004girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114#4,13925
2024#4,89327#3,89628
2023#4,27633#5,25518
2022#4,20234#5,01919
2021#4,60729#4,78020
2020#4,35831#6,29613
2019#4,00636#4,48022
2018#3,39646#5,32017
2017#3,43645#4,93519
2016#3,22950#7,15711
2015#3,17752#4,71120
2014#2,92258#7,04811
2013#2,32679#5,92314
2012#2,59769#8,8648
2011#2,32680#7,50210
2010#1,897106#4,67820
2009#1,727127#3,91926
2008#1,677133#4,39522
2007#1,402170#4,49321
2006#1,539142#3,68627
2005#1,589128#6,63411
2004#1,654117#3,36828
2003#1,542125#4,27619
2002#1,654111#4,70316
2001#1,81997#4,30218
2000#2,25869#4,78515
1999#2,47158#3,98618
1998#2,79847#8,4796
1997#3,44833#6,6188
1996#4,05926#7,1367
1995#3,96926#7,7926
1994#7,09712—
1993#13,4425—
1992#6,31414—
1991#8,5889—
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five girls were named Makiah! It came in at #8,588, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1993, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Makiah is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedWAIdaho: #364 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedWIMichigan: #954 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,765 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #946 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,501 girlsINOhio: #1,178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,547 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #2,796 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 32,917 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #627 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,626 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,501 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,279 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Makiah, so not publishedHITexas: #2,925 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 32,121 girlsTXFlorida: #1,967 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,141 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#364 · 1 in 1,371
  2. Missouri#627 · 1 in 3,626
  3. Indiana#946 · 1 in 6,501
  4. Michigan#954 · 1 in 6,765
  5. Ohio#1,178 · 1 in 9,547

Best ever in a state: #364 in Idaho, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#36451 in 1,371
Missouri#62781 in 3,626
Indiana#94651 in 6,501
Michigan#95471 in 6,765
Ohio#1,17861 in 9,547
Georgia#1,50151 in 10,279
Florida#1,96751 in 17,141
California#2,79671 in 32,917
Texas#2,92551 in 32,121
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Makiah
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,598 spots since 2024 (#4,893 → #7,491)
  • 3,133 spots since 2020 (#4,358 → #7,491)
  • 4,314 spots since 2015 (#3,177 → #7,491)
Rise & fade · girls
16 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2007 at #1,402 (170 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 4 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 11,310
  • Highest: 1 in 11,310 girls born in 2007 were named Makiah (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 54.5% of all girls named Makiah (1,219) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly girls until 2023, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s230#2,471 (1999)#5,798
2000s1,219#1,402 (2007)#1,686
2010s621#1,897 (2010)#2,931
2020s168#4,202 (2022)#4,971

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.

Makiah in 2005

girls
#1,589
128 births · 1 in 14,436 girls
boys
#6,634
11 births · 1 in 181,573 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #1,589Makiah128

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #6,634Makiah11
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 14,436 of them was named Makiah, which outranked 91.7% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Makiah
  1. #1,574Nariah129
  2. #1,574Rian129
  3. #1,574Shanna129
  4. #1,589Makiah128
  5. #1,589Annalee128
  6. #1,589Baby128
  7. #1,589Gissel128
  8. #1,599Abygail127
  9. #1,599Cambria127
  10. #1,599Jackelyn127

Tied with 9 names at #1,589; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 181,573 of them was named Makiah, which outranked 50.4% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Makiah
  1. #6,226Zekiah12
  2. #6,226Zeyad12
  3. #6,226Zymere12
  4. #6,634Makiah11
  5. #6,634Aadyn11
  6. #6,634Aaiden11
  7. #6,634Aarion11
  8. #7,096Aadarsh10
  9. #7,096Aaliyah10
  10. #7,096Aarin10

Tied with 461 names at #6,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →