Makaya Girl
How popular is Makaya?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Makaya in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
1,012living people named Makaya (est.)
20median age of people named Makaya
1,021babies named Makaya since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Makaya popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 1972 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,234 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (71 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,464 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Makaya counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makaia family of names ranked #2,207 for girls in 2025 (#2,005 the year before), with 57 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Makaia | 18 | 32% |
| Makaya | 8 | 14% |
| Makaiah | 17 | 30% |
| Macaya | 14 | 25% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Makaya by decade
Girl names about as popular as Makaya
Questions
- Is Makaya a boy or girl name?
- Makaya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Makaya were girls.
- How popular is the name Makaya?
- 8 baby girls were named Makaya in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Makaya most popular?
- Makaya peaked in 2007, when 71 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,464 in 2002.
- How many people are named Makaya?
- 1,021 babies have been named Makaya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,012 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.