Is Makiah a boy or girl name?
Makiah is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 28 boys were named Makiah, so 49.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 81.7% of the 2,722 US babies named Makiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,935
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,961
- Babies named Makiah since 1991
- 2,722
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 191 babies
Boys and girls named Makiah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | #3,935 | 27 | #4,961 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,383 | 33 | #4,323 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,145 | 34 | #4,262 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,871 | 29 | #4,688 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,494 | 31 | #4,405 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,583 | 36 | #4,048 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,454 | 46 | #3,425 |
| 2017 | 19 | #5,042 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,432 | 50 | #3,261 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,828 | 52 | #3,197 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,359 | 58 | #2,961 |
| 2013 | 14 | #6,117 | 79 | #2,336 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,390 | 69 | #2,618 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,870 | 80 | #2,340 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,786 | 106 | #1,907 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,991 | 127 | #1,731 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,483 | 133 | #1,681 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,590 | 170 | #1,406 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,739 | 142 | #1,542 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,924 | 128 | #1,596 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,419 | 117 | #1,661 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,366 | 125 | #1,550 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,832 | 111 | #1,664 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,402 | 97 | #1,826 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,955 | 69 | #2,268 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,096 | 58 | #2,490 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,201 | 47 | #2,824 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,023 | 33 | #3,506 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,664 | 26 | #4,134 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,471 | 26 | #4,050 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,408 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,838 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,522 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,045 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makiah reached #3,419 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #1,406 in 2007. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makiah
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.