How Many People Are Named Makoa?
An estimated 1,277 people in the United States have the first name Makoa. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Makoa peaked in popularity in 2024 with 191 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makoa 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 Makoa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Makoa is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,277
About 1 in 268,406 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2024
191 births
Total Registered
1,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makoa
Makoa is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,288 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Makoa as a male name
Ranked #1,117 in 2024
191 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (191 births)
Makoa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makoa span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 609 babies were registered. Makoa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Makoa by Decade
How has Makoa 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.
Makoa by State
Birth registrations for Makoa span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Hawaii, California, Washington. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia. On average, about 45 Makoas were registered per state.
Makoa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makoa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makoa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makoa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makoa?
We estimate approximately 1,277 people named Makoa 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 268,406 Americans share this first name.
Is Makoa a common name?
Makoa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makoa most popular?
Makoa reached peak popularity in 2024, when 191 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makoa is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makoa a male name?
Makoa is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makoa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makoa Smith, Makoa Johnson, Makoa 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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