US rank #1474 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,269 births

Makaio — #1474 US boys' name

1,269 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.

1990s102000s2672010s5472020s445
#1474
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Makaio was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

123 babies were named Makaio in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Makaio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,269 babies named Makaio between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Makaio currently holds the #1474 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makaio performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 547 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Makaio shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 289 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Hawaii and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Makaio in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makaio 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 1,269 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.

Makaio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,269

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2024

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,474

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Makaio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
123
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Makaio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
547 births that decade — 43% of Makaio's all-time total
1990s102000s2672010s5472020s445

Makaio by state

Where Makaio concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Makaio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
289 22.8%
#2 Hawaii
86 6.8%
#3 Texas
51 4.0%
#4 Washington
30 2.4%
#5 Florida
26 2.0%
#6 New York
20 1.6%
#7 Georgia
11 0.9%
#8 Ohio
11 0.9%
California share of Makaio's total US births 22.8%
Even split

289 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Makaio appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Makaio?
1,269 babies have been named Makaio since 1998. It currently ranks #1474 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 123 births.
When was Makaio most popular?
Makaio was most popular in the 2010s decade with 547 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Makaio most popular?
The top states for the name Makaio are California (289 births), Hawaii (86 births), Texas (51 births).
How long has the name Makaio been used?
Makaio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Makaio?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.