Makbel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAK-bel
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Makbel is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
Where does Makbel come from?
Eritrean and Ethiopian name
Is Makbel a girl's or a boy's name?
Makbel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makbel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Makbel, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Makbel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
How popular is Makbel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Makbel in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makbel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
Names like Makbel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Luca Eesa Muhammad Macsen Zayan Zayaan Axel Arham Zaviyar Albie Yahya
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, “Makbel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makbel, updated 20 October 2026.