Makari
Makari is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Makari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Makari is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Makari
As a girl name
Makari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 26 births, good for #5,025 nationwide. About 49% of every Makari on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Makari ranks #7,191 for girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 239 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Makari on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 252 Makaris were born — ranking #919 that year. About 67% of every Makari on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Makari ranks #919 for boys with 252 births, rising sharply (+131% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Makari
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Makari. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Makar
- Makariy
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About the name Makari
Makari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Makari's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #919. Use the chart and map above to compare Makari'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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