Boys' name · since 2001
Mahkai
481 babies named Mahkai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahkai currently ranks #3635 among boys' names in America, with 481 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Mahkai recorded 481 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #3635 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #8,089 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,635 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 481 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mahkai ranks #8,089 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,635 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 481 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,635 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 481
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mahkai's 481 recorded births place it above 82.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Mahkai compares
481 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Mahkai's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mahkai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 481 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mahkai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mahkai splits its recorded history at 2014: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mahkai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mahkai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Mahkai's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Mahkai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (46% of all-time use).
Mahkai by state
Where Mahkai concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
12 of 481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mahkai's data
- Mahkai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Mahkais (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mahkai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Mahkai 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.