Unisex name · since 1996
Makani
371 babies named Makani in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makani currently ranks #6004 among unisex names in America, with 371 babies recorded since 1996.
Makani has 371 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6004 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,004 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 371 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makani ranks #9,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,004 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 371 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,004 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 371
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Makani's 371 recorded births place it above 79.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Makani compares
371 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Makani's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Makani splits its recorded history at 2012: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Makani popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Makani popularity over time - girls
145 total births recorded since 2003 (Makani as girls' name)
Makani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Makani's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Makani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (33% of all-time use).
Makani by state
Where Makani concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Hawaii | | 22 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
27 of 371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Makani's data
- Makani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Makanis (27 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Makani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Makani 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.