Makeba
#8,875 most common girls' name of all time · #14,831 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1962–2003
Rank among girls
#8,875
Rank overall
#14,831 of 105,966
First appeared
1962
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
702
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1972 #1,514
Best rank
#1,514 1972
Girls
Boys
peak 63/yr
Makeba first appears in 1962. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,252 |
| 2002 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,911 |
| 1998 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,455 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,026 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,789 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,323 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,948 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,448 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,723 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,525 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,315 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,436 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,102 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,518 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,234 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,076 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,661 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,144 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,461 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | 22 | #3,681 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,981 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | 33 | #2,612 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | 32 | #2,530 |
| 1975 | 37 | — | 37 | #2,269 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | 37 | #2,212 |
| 1973 | 52 | — | 52 | #1,731 |
| 1972 | 63 | — | 63 | #1,514 |
| 1971 | 44 | — | 44 | #1,964 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | 49 | #1,823 |
| 1969 | 33 | — | 33 | #2,252 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | 27 | #2,427 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | 16 | #3,334 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | 8 | #5,231 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,591 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,470 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,526 |