Makeba is a girl name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2003. Makeba first appears in the data in 1962 and reached its peak in 1972 (63 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | #25,435 |
| 2002 | 5 | #24,868 |
| 1998 | 7 | #17,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #21,480 |
| 1995 | 8 | #15,209 |
| 1994 | 10 | #13,067 |
| 1993 | 9 | #13,893 |
| 1992 | 14 | #10,157 |
| 1991 | 13 | #10,492 |
| 1990 | 11 | #11,614 |
| 1989 | 9 | #12,586 |
| 1988 | 12 | #9,781 |
| 1987 | 12 | #9,329 |
| 1986 | 5 | #16,901 |
| 1985 | 11 | #9,462 |
| 1984 | 9 | #10,592 |
| 1983 | 12 | #8,586 |
| 1982 | 11 | #9,320 |
| 1981 | 17 | #6,841 |
| 1980 | 22 | #5,736 |
| 1979 | 14 | #7,617 |
| 1978 | 33 | #4,105 |
| 1977 | 35 | #3,938 |
| 1976 | 32 | #4,009 |
| 1975 | 37 | #3,590 |
| 1974 | 37 | #3,486 |
| 1973 | 52 | #2,761 |
| 1972 | 63 | #2,443 |
| 1971 | 44 | #3,096 |
| 1970 | 49 | #2,893 |
| 1969 | 33 | #3,480 |
| 1968 | 27 | #3,742 |
| 1967 | 16 | #5,022 |
| 1966 | 8 | #7,714 |
| 1964 | 5 | #10,943 |
| 1963 | 5 | #10,850 |
| 1962 | 5 | #10,865 |