Makai — #535 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Makai

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,667 babies named Makai between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Makai currently holds the #535 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 611 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,919 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Makai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,111 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Makai in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makai 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 8,667 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.