boy's name
Makaio
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,486
Makaio is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 68 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 124 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 48,757 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Makaio over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 267 |
| 2010s | 547 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 514 |
How popular is Makaio?
In 2025, Makaio was given to 68 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Makaio 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 Makaio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makaio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makaio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makaio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makaio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makaio
How popular is the name Makaio?
In 2025, Makaio was given to 68 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Makaio a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Makaio most popular?
Makaio peaked in 2024, when 124 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Makaio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makaio currently ranks #1,599 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.