Makaya
Makaya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Makaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Makaya is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Makaya
Makaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 71 Makayas were born — ranking #2,597 that year. As of 2026, Makaya ranks #9,409 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 1K Makayas 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 Makaya
Makaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Makaya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,467. Use the chart and map above to compare Makaya'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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