Makya Girl

How popular is Makya?

#10,913 girl name in 2025

8 baby girls were named Makya in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).

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1,200living people named Makya (est.)
19median age of people named Makya
1,210babies named Makya since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025

Makya popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#10,913 for girls (▲ 2559 from 2024)
Babies in 20258 girls, 5 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-69% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#5,125 in 2015, #8,401 in 2020
Peak year2006 (94 girls)
Highest rank#2,065 in 2004
First recorded1997
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)4% boys, 96% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Makya counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makiah family of names ranked #2,875 for girls in 2025 (#2,329 the year before), with 35 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Makiah 14 40%
Makya 8 23%
Makyah 5 14%
Makia 8 23%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Makya by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s51#3,966
2000s681#2,065
2010s322#3,039
2020s58#7,276

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Questions

Is Makya a boy or girl name?
Makya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Makya were girls.
How popular is the name Makya?
8 baby girls were named Makya in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
When was Makya most popular?
Makya peaked in 2006, when 94 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,065 in 2004.
How many people are named Makya?
1,210 babies have been named Makya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,200 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.

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.