Boys' name · since 2000
Machai
327 babies named Machai in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
327 babies have been named Machai since 2000, making it today's #6656 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machai has been recorded 327 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #6656 nationally and more common than 52% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #10,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,656 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 327 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Machai ranks #10,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,656 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 327 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,656 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Machai's 327 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Machai compares
327 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Machai's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Machai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 327 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Machai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Machai splits its recorded history at 2012: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Machai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Machai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Machai's strongest decade.
160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Machai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
160 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (49% of all-time use).
Machai by state
Where Machai concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Machai's data
- Machai's decade-level peak was the 2010s (160 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Machais (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Machai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Machai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.