Is Makeba a boy or girl name?

Makeba is a girl’s name. Of the 702 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Makeba

Recorded 1962–2003 · United States

Makeba was most popular in 1972, when 63 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,420 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 702 people named Makeba.

Makeba over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makeba’s peak in 1972. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makeba a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makeba is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 702 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Makeba

Where Makeba is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org