boys:
167 births since 2008
#4419 (4th percentile)
overall:
167 births since 2008
#7572 (2nd percentile)
The name Makar is the #7,572 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 167 recorded births since 2008. This represents the 2.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,419 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 167 births since 2008.
Makar first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008 (first recorded for boys in 2008). Birth data for Makar is available in 14 out of the 16 years between 2008 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Makar reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #893) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). Despite a peak around 2019, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Makar is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #893 (2.0% percentile) with 13 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Makar".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Makar. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 59.0% confident that Makar is pronounced as muh-KAHR, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is MAH-kahr, at 25.6% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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