#5352024 rank
2023peak year
7,744babies named Makai since 1880
▲ +11%5-year trend
Makai popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Makai mean?
From Hawaiian ma kai, 'toward the sea', a word evoking the ocean. It entered US charts in the 2000s, sometimes blended with the sound of Micah.
OriginHawaiian
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylenature, modern
Names like Makai
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Famous Makais
Spellings & variants
Makayi
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