How Many People Are Named Makalah?
An estimated 645 people in the United States have the first name Makalah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Makalah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makalah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Makalah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
645
About 1 in 531,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2005
108 births
Total Registered
656
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makalah
Makalah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 656 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makalah as a female name
Ranked #17,202 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2005 (108 births)
Makalah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makalah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 410 babies were registered. Makalah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makalah by Decade
How has Makalah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Makalah by State
Birth registrations for Makalah span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 11 Makalahs were registered per state.
Makalah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makalah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makalah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makalah?
We estimate approximately 645 people named Makalah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 531,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Makalah a common name?
Makalah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 656 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makalah most popular?
Makalah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makalah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makalah a female name?
Makalah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makalah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makalah Smith, Makalah Johnson, Makalah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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