Makoa Boy
How popular is Makoa?
#1,118 boy name in 2025
191 baby boys were named Makoa in the US in 2025, making it the 1118th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Makoa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,118 for boys (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 191 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+403% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,021 in 2015, #2,094 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (192 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,114 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Makoa counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makoa family of names ranked #987 for boys in 2025 (#1,001 the year before), with 201 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Makoa | 191 | 95% |
| Makoah | 10 | 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 Makoa is most popular
Babies named Makoa per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 5.3 per 1,000 (82 boys)
- Oregon: 0.3 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Nevada: 0.1 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Makoa by decade
Boy names about as popular as Makoa
Questions
- Is Makoa a boy or girl name?
- Makoa is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Makoa were boys.
- How popular is the name Makoa?
- 191 baby boys were named Makoa in the US in 2025, making it the 1118th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Makoa most popular?
- Makoa peaked in 2024, when 192 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,114 in 2024.
- How many people are named Makoa?
- 1,487 babies have been named Makoa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,477 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Makoa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Makoa was most common in Hawaii, at 5.3 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.