Makaiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-KYE-a
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Makaiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
Where does Makaiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Makaia; modern coinage
Meaning borrowed from Makaia.
Is Makaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaiah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Makaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 205% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Makaiah, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002. 5 boys were also named Makaiah in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Makaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5,386 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
Names like Makaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Zaliyah, Jaliyah, Kamiyah, Zariah, Aziyah, Alaiyah, Aaliyah, Hadassah, Amoura, Sariyah
Names related to Makaiah
Makiyah, Makiah, Makaia, Makkah, Makaiya, Makaya, Makyah, Makaiyah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Makaiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makaiah, updated 20 October 2026.