Boy or Girl

Is Makari a boy or girl name?

Makari is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 232 boys were named Makari, so 5.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 11.8% of the 1,765 US babies named Makari were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#968
Girl rank, 2024
#7,799
Babies named Makari since 1998
1,765
Most popular year
2024
246 babies
Babies named Makari each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Makari from 1998 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.07515022530020002020

Boys and girls named Makari, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1990s1200%
2000s1563920%
2010s5048314.1%
2020s884879%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024232#96814#7,799
2023191#1,11013#8,313
2022193#1,10826#5,116
2021148#1,28518#6,575
2020120#1,44416#7,101
201990#1,74912#8,905
201863#2,20012#8,962
201758#2,2867#13,570
201657#2,32410#10,568
201542#2,8388#12,547
201435#3,1905#18,204
201330#3,55110#10,725
201246#2,6586#16,150
201147#2,6166#16,056
201036#3,1557#14,401
200926#3,99010#11,182
200820#4,83612#9,863
200716#5,5920–
200616#5,4510–
200518#4,7536#15,693
200415#5,4020–
200318#4,5496#15,030
20029#7,4245#17,100
20018#8,0300–
200010#6,6470–
19995#10,9620–
19987#8,1230–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Makari reached #968 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #5,116 in 2022. 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.

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Names spelled like Makari

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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.