Makaiah
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Makaiah by the numbers
Makaiah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Makaiah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makaiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Makiahwho is like God; a variant of Micaiah61 in the US (2017)
- Mikaiahwho is like god; variant of micaiah7 in the US (2017)
- Micaiahwho is like God23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Makanagift; present18 in the US (2017)
- Manaiaspiritual guardian or mythical being11 in the US (2017)
- Mikiahwho is like god; modern respelling of michael7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Makaiah
Names that are said the same way as Makaiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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