Makaya
Makaya was the 11540th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2486th; the most babies were born in 2007 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,163 places. More babies were named Makaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,540 girls, down 5,015 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200771 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,021babies recorded
Makaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,540 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,525 | 18 |
| 2010 | #3,451 | 47 |
| 2000 | #3,316 | 41 |
| 1990 | #12,300 | 6 |
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How popular is Makaya, counting every spelling?
Makaya is a spelling of Makaia, a name family that had 57 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makaia | 18 | #6,466 | 104 |
| Makaiah | 17 | #6,725 | 77 |
| Makaya | 8 | #11,540 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Makaya?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makaya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Makaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makaya?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Makaya are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 24. That makes Makaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Makaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Makaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Makaya
How popular is the name Makaya?
Makaya was the 11540th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 2486th; the most babies were born in 2007 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,163 places. More babies were named Makaya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Makaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Makaya in the US.