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Unisex name

Maki

/ˈmɑki/ · 29% girls, 71% boys · 9 born in 2025

Maki has been given to about 730 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑki/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 702
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maki per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 45
  • Born in 20259
  • All time730

How popular is Maki?

Its best year was 2005, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 13926th. The typical living American called Maki is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Maki

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Maci0.89
  2. Makhi0.79
  3. Mari0.75
  4. Marci0.75
  5. Mai0.75
  6. Makai0.74
  7. Macy0.72
  8. Malaki0.70

Middle names for Maki

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maki Catherine0.84
  2. Maki Josephine0.84
  3. Maki Rose0.83
  4. Maki Grace0.83
  5. Maki Jane0.83
  6. Maki Louise0.83

Sibling names for Maki

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.82
  2. Yarelisister · 0.82
  3. Estrellasister · 0.81
  4. Brayanbrother · 0.81
  5. Campbelleither · 0.81
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.80

Where Maki is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Maki Reyes0.78
    2. Maki Nguyen0.78
    3. Maki Lee0.78
    4. Maki Hall0.78
    5. Maki Green0.78
    6. Maki Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Maki

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.