Makeba is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Makeba is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2003. Makeba first appears in 1962 and peaked in 1972 (63 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,363 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #17,103 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,905 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,905 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,148 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,529 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #9,212 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,521 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,835 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,648 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,464 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,516 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,180 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,033 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,290 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | #7,158 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,668 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,183 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #4,451 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,678 |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #4,986 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #2,610 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | #2,495 |
| 1976 | 32 | — | #2,521 |
| 1975 | 37 | — | #2,261 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #2,199 |
| 1973 | 52 | — | #1,723 |
| 1972 | 63 | — | #1,511 |
| 1971 | 44 | — | #1,952 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | #1,815 |
| 1969 | 33 | — | #2,238 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #2,401 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #3,274 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #5,108 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,382 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,227 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,168 |