Maki
Maki is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Maki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maki is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Maki
As a girl name
Maki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 10 births, good for #8,066 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Makis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 211 Makis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Maki on the record books as a boy name in 1995, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 40 Makis were born — ranking #2,832 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Makis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 510 Makis 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 Maki
Maki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 510 births in the dataset. Maki's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Maki'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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