How Many People Are Named Makaiya?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Makaiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Makaiya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makaiya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Makaiya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
44 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makaiya
Makaiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 518 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makaiya as a female name
Ranked #7,798 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (44 births)
Makaiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makaiya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 270 babies were registered. Makaiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makaiya by Decade
How has Makaiya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Makaiya by State
Birth registrations for Makaiya span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Maryland, North Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Maryland. On average, about 5 Makaiyas were registered per state.
Makaiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makaiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makaiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makaiya?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Makaiya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Makaiya a common name?
Makaiya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makaiya most popular?
Makaiya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makaiya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makaiya a female name?
Makaiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makaiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makaiya Smith, Makaiya Johnson, Makaiya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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