girl's name
Makiya
- Origin Japanese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,060
Makiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Makiya is a name of Japanese origin.
- Peaked in 2004, when 206 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Makiya 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 | 237 |
| 2000s | 1,751 |
| 2010s | 848 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 219 |
How popular is Makiya?
In 2025, Makiya was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Makiya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makiya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makiya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makiya
How popular is the name Makiya?
In 2025, Makiya was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Makiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Makiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makiya most popular?
Makiya peaked in 2004, when 206 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makiya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makiya currently ranks #4,730 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.