Makya
Makya was the 11542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2082nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,305 places. More babies were named Makya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,542 girls, down 2,796 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 90% girls, 10% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200694 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,210babies recorded
Makya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,542 | #13,203 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,746 | — | 12 | — |
| 2010 | #3,102 | — | 54 | — |
| 2000 | #3,945 | — | 32 | — |
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How popular is Makya, counting every spelling?
Makya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 13 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 13 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makya | 8 | #11,542 | 46 |
| Makyah | 5 | #16,379 | 43 |
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 Makya?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makya 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 Makya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makya?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Makya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 22. That makes Makya 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 Makya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Makya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Makya
How popular is the name Makya?
Makya was the 11542nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 2082nd; the most babies were born in 2006 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,305 places. More babies were named Makya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Makya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 90% girls, 10% boys given the name Makya in the US.