Is Makiah a boy or girl name?

Makiah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,761 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.1% were girls and 18.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2024, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Makiah

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Makiah was most popular in 2007, when 191 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,263 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,761 people named Makiah.

Makiah over time

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

Is Makiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makiah is mostly a girl’s name — 81.1% of the 2,761 Americans given it were girls and 18.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 64% girls and 36% 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 Makiah

Where Makiah 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