Makan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Makan by the numbers

Makan was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Makan

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 Makan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Makaitowards the sea418 in the US (2017)
  • Matangift26 in the US (2017)
  • Makaniwind21 in the US (2017)
  • Makanagift; present18 in the US (2017)
  • Makarblessed or happy; related to Makarios3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mananmind, thought, intention3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Makan

Names that are said the same way as Makan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Makeenstrong or firm4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Macon44 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Makan

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