girls:
204 births since 1970
#5512 (4th percentile)
boys:
503 births since 1995
#4083 (11th percentile)
overall:
707 births since 1970
#7032 (9th percentile)
The name Maki is the #7,032 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 707 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 9.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,083 (10.9% percentile) for all time with 503 births since 1995. For girls, it ranks #5,512 (3.5% percentile) for all time with 204 births since 1970.
Maki first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for girls and 1995 for boys). Birth data for Maki is available in 44 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (34 years for girls and 27 years for boys). 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.
The name Maki has been given predominantly to boys, with 71.1% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 54.5% of babies named Maki were boys. Interestingly, until around 1999, the name was more popular for girls (91.5% girls from 1970 to 1998), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (83.6% boys from 1999 to 2023).
For boys, Maki reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 4.0% percentile (ranked #840) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 18 births per million (ranked 4.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Maki ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 18.0% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Maki reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 0.9% percentile (ranked #818) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 1992, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Maki ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 57.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Maki".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Maki. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 87.2% confident that Maki is pronounced as MAH-kee, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is muh-KEE, at 12.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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