Total births
55
Boys' name · since 2009
Makaii
55 babies named Makaii in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 55
- total births
- 2009–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
Makaii sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 2009.
Makaii has 55 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- 55 total births
- 2009–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
55 boys have been named Makaii since 2009, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 55
- total births
- 2009–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Makaii was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
11 babies were named Makaii in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
Makaii's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaii splits its recorded history at 2021: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaii at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2023
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2009
Makaii popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Makaii by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Makaii's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Makaii births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makaii? ▼
Makaii has been given to 55 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 11 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Makaii most popular? ▼
Makaii was most popular in the 2020s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Makaii been used? ▼
Records for Makaii go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Makaii? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Makai, Makhi, Maksim, Makari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Makaii
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Makari Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Makaii: Baby Name Since 2009 - 55 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/makaii. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Makaii 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 July 2026.