girl's name
Makeda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,127
Makeda is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1985, when 85 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Makeda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 188 |
| 1980s | 407 |
| 1990s | 432 |
| 2000s | 308 |
| 2010s | 282 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 131 |
How popular is Makeda?
In 2025, Makeda was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Makeda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Makeda is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Makéda | Makéda is a rare spelling of Makeda, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Makeda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makeda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makeda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makeda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makeda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makeda
How popular is the name Makeda?
In 2025, Makeda was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makeda a girl's or a boy's name?
Makeda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makeda most popular?
Makeda peaked in 1985, when 85 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Makeda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makeda currently ranks #7,184 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.