Boys' name · since 1998
Makaio
1,338 babies named Makaio in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,338
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,338 babies have been named Makaio since 1998, making it today's #2135 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Makaio recorded 1,338 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #2135 nationally today, ahead of 85% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #4,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,135 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,338 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makaio ranks #4,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,135 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,338 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,338
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makaio's 1,338 recorded births place it above 90.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Makaio compares
1,338 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Makaio's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makaio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,338 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 124 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makaio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makaio splits its recorded history at 2012: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 124 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makaio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 124
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makaio by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (547 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Makaio's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Makaio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
267 births
- 2010s
2010s
547 births
- 2020s
2020s
514 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 547 births (41% of all-time use).
How Makaio 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 Makaio's total volume
Makaio by state
Where Makaio concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 297 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 93 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 31 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Washington | | 30 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
297 of 1,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Makaio appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makaio's data
- Makaio's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (547 total births) through the 2020s (514) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Makaios (297 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 Makaio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Makaio 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.