Boys' name · since 1998
Makhai
973 babies named Makhai in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makhai currently ranks #3913 among boys' names in America, with 973 babies recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makhai has been recorded 973 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #3913 nationally and more common than 72% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #5,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,913 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 973 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makhai ranks #5,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,913 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 973 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Makhai's 973 recorded births place it above 88.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Makhai compares
973 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Makhai's all-time total is 164% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Makhai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 973 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Makhai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Makhai's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Makhai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Makhai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (480 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Makhai's strongest decade.
480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Makhai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
480 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 480 births (49% of all-time use).
How Makhai 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 Makhai's total volume
Makhai by state
Where Makhai concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 52 | 5.3% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 24 | 2.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
52 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Makhai appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Makhai's data
- Makhai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (480 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Makhais (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Makhai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
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 Makhai 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.