Makhiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KY-a
- Origin
- Modern
Makhiya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makhiya come from?
Modern: spelling of Makiyah; modern coinage with the -iyah ending, perhaps from Makayla
Meaning borrowed from Makiyah.
Is Makhiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Makhiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Makhiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Makhiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makhiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Makhiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Janiyah, Jaliyah, Zaniya, Aaliyah, Aliya, Amaya, Anaya, Zariya, Araya, Kamiyah
Names related to Makhiya
Makiyah, Makiah, Makiya, Mahika, Maika, Makaiah, Makaia, Makaiya
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, “Makhiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makhiya, updated 20 October 2026.