Makari
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KAR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #917 for boys
Makari is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 917th for boys in the US (257 babies).
Where does Makari come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps from Makai or Kamari
Is Makari a girl's or a boy's name?
Makari is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 21 girls and 257 boys in the US.
How popular is Makari in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 633% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Makari, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Makari in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
How popular is Makari in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #917among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 257about 1 in 6,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 149% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 257 boys in the US were named Makari, making it the 917th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,437th. It first appears in the records in 1998. 21 girls were also named Makari in 2025 (5,721st for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Makari of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Makari in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 348 boys in the US were given Makari or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #703, up from #917 for this spelling alone.
- Makari 257
- Makhari 86
- Makarri 5
Girls were 38% of the babies named Makari in the US in 2008, and 8% in 2025.
Makari in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 257 | #917 |
| 2024 | 233 | #969 |
| 2023 | 191 | #1,110 |
| 2022 | 193 | #1,109 |
| 2021 | 148 | #1,280 |
| 2020 | 120 | #1,437 |
| 2019 | 91 | #1,723 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,188 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 47 | #2,589 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
Names like Makari
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Ruairi Loki Kairo Muhammad Rumi Akari Yusuf Amari Yunus Musa Yahya
Other spellings of Makari
Names related to Makari
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Makari: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makari, updated 20 October 2026.