Makay
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Makay by the numbers
Makay was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Makay
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 Makay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mackayson of macay; scottish surname used as given name6 in the US (2017)
- Malakangel or king47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mykahwho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah91 in the US (2017)
- Makiahwho is like God; a variant of Micaiah61 in the US (2017)
- Mikalwho is like God; a form of Michael28 in the US (2017)
- Makaniwind21 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Makay
Names that are said the same way as Makay, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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