Makyiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Makyiah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makyiah come from?
Modern: spelling of Makyia; modern coinage of uncertain origin
Meaning borrowed from Makyia.
Is Makyiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makyiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Makyiah 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 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Makyiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makyiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
Names like Makyiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah Kaliyah Aaliyah Jaliyah Zaliyah Kamiyah Aziyah Hadassah Zariah Alaiyah Naziyah Jaziyah
Names related to Makyiah
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, “Makyiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makyiah, updated 20 October 2026.