How Many People Are Named Makeba?
An estimated 637 people in the United States have the first name Makeba. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Makeba peaked in popularity in 1972 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makeba 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 Makeba paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
637
About 1 in 538,076 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1972
63 births
Total Registered
702
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makeba
Makeba is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 702 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makeba as a female name
Ranked #17,361 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1972 (63 births)
Makeba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makeba span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 396 babies were registered. Makeba has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makeba by Decade
How has Makeba 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.
Makeba by State
Birth registrations for Makeba span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 27 Makebas were registered per state.
Makeba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makeba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makeba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makeba?
We estimate approximately 637 people named Makeba 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 538,076 Americans share this first name.
Is Makeba a common name?
Makeba is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 702 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makeba most popular?
Makeba reached peak popularity in 1972, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makeba is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makeba a female name?
Makeba is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makeba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makeba Smith, Makeba Johnson, Makeba 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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