Is Maki a boy or girl name?

Maki is a unisex name. Of the 730 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.9% were girls and 71.1% were boys.

Maki

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Maki was most popular in 2005, when 45 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,753 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 730 people named Maki.

Maki over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maki’s peak in 2005. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maki a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maki is a unisex name — 28.9% of the 730 Americans given it were girls and 71.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 28% girls and 72% 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