boy's name
Makye
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 398
Makye is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 32 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 1998.
Makye 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 | 5 |
| 2000s | 181 |
| 2010s | 161 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Makye?
In 2025, Makye was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Makye
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makye also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makye over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makye
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makye — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makye
How popular is the name Makye?
In 2025, Makye was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makye a girl's or a boy's name?
Makye is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Makye most popular?
Makye peaked in 2007, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makye a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makye currently ranks #9,149 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.