Makeda
Makeda was the 7365th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1468th with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,301 places. More babies were named Makeda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,365 girls, down 1,590 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198585 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,767babies recorded
Makeda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,365 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,775 | 21 |
| 2010 | #6,311 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,375 | 40 |
| 1990 | #2,305 | 55 |
| 1980 | #2,971 | 30 |
| 1970 | #8,777 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Makeda, counting every spelling?
Makeda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Makeda?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makeda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makeda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Makeda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makeda?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Makeda are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 41. That makes Makeda mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Makeda
How popular is the name Makeda?
Makeda was the 7365th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1468th with 85 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,301 places. More babies were named Makeda in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Makeda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Makeda in the US.