Is Makiyah a boy or girl name?

Makiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 3,568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.3% were girls and 0.7% were boys.

Name Legacy

Makiyah

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Makiyah was most popular in 2008, when 226 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,026 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,203, with 56 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,568 people named Makiyah.

Makiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makiyah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makiyah is a girl’s name — 99.3% of the 3,568 Americans given it were girls and 0.7% 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 Makiyah

Where Makiyah 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