How Many People Are Named Makisha?
An estimated 413 people in the United States have the first name Makisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Makisha peaked in popularity in 1974 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makisha 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 Makisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
413
About 1 in 829,914 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1974
48 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makisha
Makisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makisha as a female name
Ranked #12,764 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1974 (48 births)
Makisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makisha span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 224 babies were registered. Makisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makisha by Decade
How has Makisha 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.
Makisha by State
Birth registrations for Makisha span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Connecticut. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 6 Makishas were registered per state.
Makisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makisha
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makisha?
We estimate approximately 413 people named Makisha 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 829,914 Americans share this first name.
Is Makisha a common name?
Makisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makisha most popular?
Makisha reached peak popularity in 1974, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makisha is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makisha a female name?
Makisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makisha Smith, Makisha Johnson, Makisha 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me