Makhi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- muh-KY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,778 for boys
Makhi is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,778th for boys in the US (90 babies).
Where does Makhi come from?
Modern: variant of Mekhi
More on Wiktionary.
Is Makhi a girl's or a boy's name?
Makhi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 90 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makhi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,778th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were named Makhi, making it the 1,778th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,297th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 243 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Makhi in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 762 boys in the US were given Makhi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #424, up from #1,778 for this spelling alone.
Makhi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #1,778 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,591 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,566 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,503 |
| 2020 | 139 | #1,297 |
| 2019 | 154 | #1,231 |
| 2018 | 175 | #1,113 |
| 2017 | 191 | #1,049 |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,105 |
| 2015 | 195 | #1,035 |
| 2014 | 222 | #951 |
| 2013 | 219 | #931 |
| 2012 | 243 | #868 |
| 2011 | 237 | #881 |
| 2010 | 206 | #961 |
| 2009 | 212 | #950 |
| 2008 | 209 | #960 |
| 2007 | 182 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,081 |
| 2005 | 190 | #925 |
| 2004 | 145 | #1,089 |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,261 |
| 2002 | 75 | #1,606 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
Names like Makhi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Mekhi, Bodhi, Rishi, Aarav, Armani, Krishiv, Kash, Jakari, Kamari, Jakai, Ravi
Other spellings of Makhi
Names related to Makhi
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, “Makhi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makhi, updated 20 October 2026.