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Makai name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Makai ranks #481 in male records (626 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#481 · 626 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 67 male records (559 to 626); rank moved from #533 to #481.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 92 male records (534 to 626); rank moved from #547 to #481.
Peak year in available data
2025: 626 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Makai becoming more popular?

Makai's reported male count increased by 67 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #533 to #481. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Makai. That is not a count of zero.

Makai in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for MakaiFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6260201620252016: 14 female records2017: 10 female records2018: 15 female records2019: 7 female records2020: 20 female records2021: 10 female records2022: 10 female records2023: 11 female records2016: 422 male records2017: 411 male records2018: 484 male records2019: 499 male records2020: 518 male records2021: 534 male records2022: 572 male records2023: 611 male records2024: 559 male records2025: 626 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——626481
2024——559533
2023119,376611492
20221010,141572518
20211010,030534547
2020206,002518550
2019713,281499559
2018157,618484571
20171010,441411631
2016148,247422634

Questions about Makai’s popularity

How common is Makai in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Makai ranks #481 in male records (626 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Makai?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Makai only.

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