Makai Boy
How popular is Makai?
#481 boy name in 2025
626 baby boys were named Makai in the US in 2025, making it the 481st most popular boy name.
Makai popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #481 for boys (▲ 51 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 626 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+69% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #681 in 2015, #549 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (626 boys) |
| Highest rank | #481 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Makai counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makai family of names ranked #458 for boys in 2025 (#493 the year before), with 657 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Makai | 626 | 95% |
| Mahkai | 31 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Makai is most popular
Babies named Makai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 1.4 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Georgia: 0.8 per 1,000 (211 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Nevada: 0.7 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Alabama: 0.6 per 1,000 (68 boys)
Makai by decade
Boy names about as popular as Makai
Questions
- Is Makai a boy or girl name?
- Makai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Makai were boys.
- How popular is the name Makai?
- 626 baby boys were named Makai in the US in 2025, making it the 481st most popular boy name.
- When was Makai most popular?
- Makai peaked in 2025, when 626 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #481 in 2025.
- How many people are named Makai?
- 9,609 babies have been named Makai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,541 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Makai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Makai was most common in Hawaii, at 1.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.