Is Makari a boy or girl name?

Makari is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,045 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.2% were girls and 88.8% were boys.

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Makari

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Makari was most popular in 2025, when 278 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,784 that year. In 2025 it ranked #1,784, with 278 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,045 people named Makari.

Makari over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makari’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makari a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makari is mostly a boy’s name — 11.2% of the 2,045 Americans given it were girls and 88.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Makari

Where Makari is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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