Makai
A boys’ name of Hawaiian origin, meaning towards the sea.
How Makai has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #681 |
| 2016 | #633 |
| 2017 | #633 |
| 2018 | #572 |
| 2019 | #560 |
| 2020 | #549 |
| 2021 | #546 |
| 2022 | #520 |
| 2023 | #493 |
| 2024 | #535 |
| 2025 | #481 |
Makai by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Makai. In the US, 418 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 420 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Makaiogift of god; hawaiian form of matthew68 in the US (2017)
- Makaria form of Makarios; blessed and happy63 in the US (2017)
- Mikaiwho is like God; a form of Michael35 in the US (2017)
- Masaithe Maasai people32 in the US (2017)
- Mataigift of god; a form of Matthew25 in the US (2017)
- Makaniwind21 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Makai
Names that are said the same way as Makai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sea
Like Makai, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Roninwave man; masterless samurai568 in the US (2017)
- Murphydescendant of Murchadh, sea warrior65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caspianof the Caspian Sea101 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Makai
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