Makyah

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Makyah by the numbers

Makyah was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 54 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Makyah

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 Makyah. 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)
  • Makya20 in the US (2017)
  • Mykahwho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah91 in the US (2017)
  • Maayanspring of water16 in the US (2017)
  • Mikiahwho is like god; modern respelling of michael7 in the US (2017)
  • Mayar18 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Makyah

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

  • Makoafearless or bold40 in the US (2017)
  • Mahikamisty or dewy8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mayukharadiance or splendor of the sun11 in the US (2017)
  • Makayahwho is like god; respelling of micaiah or makiah9 in the US (2017)
  • Makaya21 in the US (2017)
  • Makhia14 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Makyah

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