NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Makeba Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Makeba: every year it appeared on the national list since 1962, with 702 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
702
Peak year
1972 #1511
Years on the list
37
10-year trend
-66.7%

In the 1970s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1962–2003

YearBirthsRank
198511#6290
19865#12033
198712#6180
198812#6516
19899#8464
199011#7648
199113#6835
199214#6521
19939#9212
199410#8529
19958#10148
19965#14905
19987#11905
20025#17103
20035#17363

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1972

NY
14
CA
7
IL
5

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