Is Makaiya a boy or girl name?

Makaiya is a girl’s name. Of the 525 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Makaiya

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Makaiya was most popular in 2007, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,240 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 525 people named Makaiya.

Makaiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makaiya’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makaiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makaiya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 525 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org