Is Makiyah a boy or girl name?
Makiyah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 64 girls and 0 boys were named Makiyah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 3,511 US babies named Makiyah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,703
- Babies named Makiyah since 1994
- 3,511
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Makiyah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,703 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,604 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,377 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,062 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,015 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,926 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,661 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,787 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,792 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,587 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,703 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,297 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,253 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,524 | 197 | #1,226 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,737 | 187 | #1,298 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,143 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,646 | 216 | #1,179 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,231 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,264 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,407 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,751 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,802 | 105 | #1,743 |
| 2001 | 5 | #11,663 | 98 | #1,815 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,766 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,170 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,610 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,371 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,580 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,818 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makiyah reached #11,663 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #1,143 in 2008. 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 Makiyah
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.