Makiya
Makiya was the 4717th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1112th with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,952 places. More babies were named Makiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,717 girls, down 1,285 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004206 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,060babies recorded
Makiya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 14 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,717 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,432 | 45 |
| 2010 | #1,572 | 140 |
| 2000 | #1,410 | 132 |
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How popular is Makiya, counting every spelling?
Makiya is a spelling of Makiyah, a name family that had 85 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 85 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makiyah | 56 | #2,981 | 359 |
| Makiya | 29 | #4,717 | 174 |
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 Makiya?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makiya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makiya 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Makiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makiya?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Makiya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 23. That makes Makiya 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.
Makiya by state
How common Makiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Makiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Makiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Makiya
How popular is the name Makiya?
Makiya was the 4717th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1112th with 206 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,952 places. More babies were named Makiya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Makiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Makiya in the US.
Where is Makiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Makiya was most common in North Carolina (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.