Name Legacy

Makeda

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Makeda was most popular in 1985, when 85 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,361 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,767 people named Makeda.

Most popular in1985
Rank that year#2,361
Births that year85
Total since 18801,767
Given to100% girls

Makeda over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Makeda’s peak in 1985. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makeda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makeda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,767 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Makeda

Where Makeda is most concentrated

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

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