boy's name
Makai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 10,324
the United States
#481
2025 births
Makai is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #481. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 626 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,296 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Makai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 159 |
| 2000s | 1,922 |
| 2010s | 4,052 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,471 |
How popular is Makai?
In 2025, Makai was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #481 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Makai 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.
Names that peaked alongside Makai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makai
How popular is the name Makai?
In 2025, Makai was given to 626 babies in the United States, ranking #481 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Makai a girl's or a boy's name?
Makai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Makai most popular?
Makai peaked in 2025, when 626 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Makai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makai currently ranks #481 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.