Is Makai a boy or girl name?
Makai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 556 boys were named Makai, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.5% of the 8,977 US babies named Makai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #535
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Makai since 1989
- 8,977
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 622 babies
Boys and girls named Makai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 556 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 611 | #491 | 11 | #9,370 |
| 2022 | 572 | #518 | 10 | #10,132 |
| 2021 | 534 | #547 | 9 | #10,791 |
| 2020 | 518 | #550 | 20 | #5,999 |
| 2019 | 499 | #559 | 7 | #13,276 |
| 2018 | 484 | #570 | 15 | #7,612 |
| 2017 | 410 | #633 | 10 | #10,437 |
| 2016 | 422 | #634 | 14 | #8,244 |
| 2015 | 371 | #681 | 12 | #9,290 |
| 2014 | 341 | #709 | 14 | #8,335 |
| 2013 | 347 | #691 | 10 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 348 | #680 | 12 | #9,490 |
| 2011 | 356 | #666 | 22 | #6,066 |
| 2010 | 341 | #690 | 15 | #8,145 |
| 2009 | 361 | #674 | 5 | #19,096 |
| 2008 | 234 | #893 | 8 | #13,337 |
| 2007 | 233 | #878 | 9 | #12,280 |
| 2006 | 232 | #863 | 13 | #9,073 |
| 2005 | 230 | #821 | 22 | #5,711 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,112 | 17 | #6,981 |
| 2003 | 128 | #1,171 | 15 | #7,443 |
| 2002 | 122 | #1,165 | 10 | #9,970 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,642 | 9 | #10,660 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,988 | 7 | #12,615 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,982 | 8 | #10,991 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,417 | 6 | #13,086 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,951 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,429 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,308 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,733 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makai reached #491 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #5,711 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.