girl's name
Makaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,046
Makaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1990.
Makaya 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 | 137 |
| 2000s | 567 |
| 2010s | 252 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Makaya?
In 2025, Makaya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Makaya 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 Makaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makaya
How popular is the name Makaya?
In 2025, Makaya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makaya most popular?
Makaya peaked in 2007, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makaya currently ranks #11,116 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.