Makayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-KAY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Makayah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makayah come from?
Modern: spelling of Makaya; invented name, perhaps from Ma- and Kaya
Meaning borrowed from Makaya.
Is Makayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makayah is a girls' name.
How popular is Makayah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Makayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
Names like Makayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Kaliyah Aaliyah Jaliyah Zaliyah Kamiyah Aziyah Hadassah Zariah Zalayah Naziyah Alaiyah
Names related to Makayah
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, “Makayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makayah, updated 20 October 2026.