Makyah
Makyah was the 16379th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 3163rd; the most babies were born in 2007 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,426 places. More babies were named Makyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #16,379 girls, down 8,134 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200754 babies
- Total since 1880
- 818babies recorded
Makyah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 43 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,379 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,245 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,727 | 42 |
| 2000 | #7,028 | 15 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Makyah, counting every spelling?
Makyah is a spelling of Makya, 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 Makyah?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Makyah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Makyah 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Makyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Makyah?
About 800 people born in the US named Makyah are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 22. That makes Makyah 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 Makyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Makyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Makyah
How popular is the name Makyah?
Makyah was the 16379th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 3163rd; the most babies were born in 2007 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,426 places. More babies were named Makyah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Makyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Makyah in the US.