How Many People Are Named Makye?
An estimated 386 people in the United States have the first name Makye. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Makye peaked in popularity in 2007 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makye 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 Makye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
386
About 1 in 887,965 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
32 births
Total Registered
390
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makye
Makye is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 390 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Makye as a male name
Ranked #8,666 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 2007 (32 births)
Makye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makye span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 181 babies were registered. Makye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makye by Decade
How has Makye 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.
Makye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makye
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Makye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makye?
We estimate approximately 386 people named Makye 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 887,965 Americans share this first name.
Is Makye a common name?
Makye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 390 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makye most popular?
Makye reached peak popularity in 2007, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makye is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makye a male name?
Makye is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makye Smith, Makye Johnson, Makye 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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