Is Makiya a boy or girl name?

Makiya is a girl’s name. Of the 3,060 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Makiya

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Makiya was most popular in 2004, when 206 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,945 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,077, with 29 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,060 people named Makiya.

Makiya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makiya’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makiya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makiya is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 3,060 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Makiya

Where Makiya 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