Is Makani a boy or girl name?

Makani is a unisex name. Of the 516 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.1% were girls and 71.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2021, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Makani

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Makani was most popular in 2022, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,575 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 516 people named Makani.

Makani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makani’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makani is a unisex name — 28.1% of the 516 Americans given it were girls and 71.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2021 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 40% girls and 60% 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