How Many People Are Named Makalia?
An estimated 364 people in the United States have the first name Makalia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Makalia peaked in popularity in 1998 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makalia 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 Makalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
364
About 1 in 941,633 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1998
44 births
Total Registered
372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makalia
Makalia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 372 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makalia as a female name
Ranked #18,202 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1998 (44 births)
Makalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makalia span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 192 babies were registered. Makalia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makalia by Decade
How has Makalia 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.
Makalia by State
Makalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makalia
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makalia?
We estimate approximately 364 people named Makalia 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 941,633 Americans share this first name.
Is Makalia a common name?
Makalia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makalia most popular?
Makalia reached peak popularity in 1998, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makalia is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makalia a female name?
Makalia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makalia Smith, Makalia Johnson, Makalia 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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