Makhya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Makhya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makhya come from?
Modern: spelling of Makya; modern coinage of uncertain origin
Meaning borrowed from Makya.
Is Makhya a girl's or a boy's name?
Makhya is a girls' name.
How popular is Makhya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Makhya in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makhya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Names like Makhya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amya Avaya Anaya Janiyah Araya Anya Navya Kavya Aanya Prisha Amaya Kaliyah
Names related to Makhya
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, “Makhya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makhya, updated 20 October 2026.