Unisex name · since 1995
Maki
Maki has 519 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maki currently ranks #8558 among unisex names in America, with 519 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maki has been recorded 519 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #8558 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,558 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 519 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maki ranks #7,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,558 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 519 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 519
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maki's 519 recorded births place it above 83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Maki compares
519 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Maki's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maki | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 519 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Maki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maki's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maki popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Maki popularity over time - girls
211 total births recorded since 1970 (Maki as girls' name)
Maki by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (259 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Maki's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Maki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 259 births (50% of all-time use).
How Maki 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 Maki's total volume
Maki by state
Where Maki concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Maki's data
- Maki's decade-level peak was the 2000s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Makis (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Maki 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.