Is Makya a boy or girl name?

Makya is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,210 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 91.9% were girls and 8.1% were boys.

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Makya

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Makya was most popular in 2006, when 106 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,314 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,210 people named Makya.

Makya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makya’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makya is mostly a girl’s name — 91.9% of the 1,210 Americans given it were girls and 8.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 96% girls and 4% 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