Is Makiya a boy or girl name?
Makiya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Makiya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 3,031 US babies named Makiya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,962
- Babies named Makiya since 1988
- 3,031
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 206 babies
Boys and girls named Makiya, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,962 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,952 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,640 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,235 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,432 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,366 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,657 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,763 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,528 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,701 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,826 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,590 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,571 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,321 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,429 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,291 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,230 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,975 | 196 | #1,179 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,112 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,219 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,161 | 152 | #1,295 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,352 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,410 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,193 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,517 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,965 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,897 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,445 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,532 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,839 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,068 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,492 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,040 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makiya reached #8,161 in 2002. As a girl name, it reached #1,112 in 2004. 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 Makiya
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.