Makar
Boy · mah-KAR · Greek
Makar is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “blessed, happy”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Makar mean?
Greek: Russian form of Makarios (Macarius)
“blessed, happy”
Russian form of Macarius, borne by early saints such as Macarius of Egypt; in Scots, makar is also an old word for a poet.
- Say it
- mah-KAR
Is Makar a girl's or a boy's name?
Makar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 333% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Makar, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Makar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Makar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Makar, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Makar in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Makar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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