How Many People Are Named Makhia?
An estimated 755 people in the United States have the first name Makhia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Makhia peaked in popularity in 2003 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makhia 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 Makhia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
755
About 1 in 453,979 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2003
78 births
Total Registered
764
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makhia
Makhia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 764 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makhia as a female name
Ranked #14,543 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (78 births)
Makhia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makhia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 493 babies were registered. Makhia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makhia by Decade
How has Makhia 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.
Makhia by State
Birth registrations for Makhia span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Alabama. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina. On average, about 19 Makhias were registered per state.
Makhia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makhia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makhia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makhia?
We estimate approximately 755 people named Makhia 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 453,979 Americans share this first name.
Is Makhia a common name?
Makhia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 764 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makhia most popular?
Makhia reached peak popularity in 2003, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makhia is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makhia a female name?
Makhia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makhia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makhia Smith, Makhia Johnson, Makhia 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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