Machi
Machi is both a surname and a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Machi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Machi is both a surname and a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Machi
Machi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 34 Machis were born — ranking #3,153 that year. As of 2026, Machi ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 335 Machis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Machi
Machi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 335 births in the dataset. Machi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Machi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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