Makari
- #5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births
- #917 for boys in 2025, 257 births
- Given to boys 88.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 257 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,815since 1998
Makari over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #917 | 257 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #969 | 233 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #1,110 | 191 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #1,109 | 193 |
| 2021 | #6,414 | 18 | #1,280 | 148 |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | #1,437 | 120 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #1,723 | 91 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #2,189 | 63 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #2,270 | 58 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #2,305 | 57 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #2,809 | 42 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #3,154 | 35 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | #3,497 | 30 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #2,632 | 46 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #2,590 | 47 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #3,128 | 36 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #3,919 | 26 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #4,714 | 20 |
| 2007 | — | #5,434 | 16 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,303 | 16 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #4,631 | 18 |
| 2004 | — | #5,246 | 15 | |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #7,055 | 9 |
| 2001 | — | #7,536 | 8 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,316 | 10 | |
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
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First appearance
1998
The first year at least five boys were named Makari! It came in at #7,560, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1998–1999, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.
Where Makari is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#281 · 1 in 985
- Alabama#422 · 1 in 1,793
- Virginia#452 · 1 in 2,191
- Missouri#489 · 1 in 2,318
- South Carolina#501 · 1 in 2,355
Best ever in a state: #240 in Mississippi, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| Alabama | #422 | 12 | 1 in 1,793 |
| Virginia | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,191 |
| Missouri | #489 | 12 | 1 in 2,318 |
| South Carolina | #501 | 9 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Tennessee | #551 | 13 | 1 in 2,828 |
| Michigan | #641 | 12 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Illinois | #677 | 13 | 1 in 3,812 |
| Maryland | #702 | 6 | 1 in 3,816 |
| Georgia | #710 | 13 | 1 in 3,863 |
| Ohio | #710 | 12 | 1 in 4,378 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
| North Carolina | #775 | 11 | 1 in 4,679 |
| Florida | #777 | 19 | 1 in 5,028 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,277 |
| Pennsylvania | #913 | 8 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Texas | #1,039 | 22 | 1 in 7,957 |
| New York | #1,410 | 7 | 1 in 12,060 |
| California | #1,508 | 11 | 1 in 15,952 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Makari
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 520 spots since 2020 (#1,437 → #917)
- Biggest jump: 141 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1998
- Peaked 2025 at #917 (257 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 2024–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,646
- Highest: 1 in 6,646 boys born in 2025 were named Makari (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 62.9% of all boys named Makari (1,142) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | #7,560 (1998) | #8,736 |
| 2000s | 156 | #3,919 (2009) | #5,458 |
| 2010s | 505 | #1,723 (2019) | #2,630 |
| 2020s | 1,142 | #917 (2025) | #1,137 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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