Boys' name · since 1989
Makai
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 9,298 babies named Makai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #481 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,298
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,298 babies have been named Makai since 1989, making it today's #481 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makai has been recorded 9,298 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #481 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #1,265 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #481 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,298 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makai ranks #1,265 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #481 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,298 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,265 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #481 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,298
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makai's 9,298 recorded births place it above 97.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makai compares
9,298 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Makai's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 626 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makai's full recorded timeline at 2009, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 626 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 626
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Makai popularity over time - girls
311 total births recorded since 1997 (Makai as girls' name)
Makai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,921 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Makai's strongest decade.
3,921 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Makai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,807 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,921 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,420 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,921 births (42% of all-time use).
How Makai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Makai's total volume
Makai by state
Where Makai concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,161 | 12.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 742 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 557 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 503 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 486 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 405 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 379 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 295 | 3.2% |
1,161 of 9,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Makai appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makai's data
- Makai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,921 total births) through the 2020s (3,420) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Makais (1,161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Makai: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Makai 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.