US rank #4808 Boys' name Peak 2010 450 births

Mahkai — #4808 US boys' name

450 babies named Mahkai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1032010s2232020s124
#4808
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Mahkai was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mahkai in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mahkai

The Social Security Administration has registered 450 babies named Mahkai between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mahkai currently holds the #4808 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mahkai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mahkai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mahkai in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mahkai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 450 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mahkai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

450

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2010

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,808

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mahkai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
30
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620032001 7

Mahkai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
223 births that decade — 50% of Mahkai's all-time total
2000s1032010s2232020s124

Mahkai by state

Where Mahkai concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Mahkai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
12 2.7%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 2.2%
#3 California
5 1.1%
Florida share of Mahkai's total US births 2.7%
Even split

12 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mahkai?
450 babies have been named Mahkai since 2001. It currently ranks #4808 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 30 births.
When was Mahkai most popular?
Mahkai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Mahkai most popular?
The top states for the name Mahkai are Florida (12 births), Pennsylvania (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Mahkai been used?
Mahkai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mahkai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mahlon, Mahmoud, Mahdi, Mahir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.