NameTides

Makari

Makari was the #917 boys' name in the US in 2025 (257 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Makari as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Makari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Makari as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#917 (257)#2,664 (8)#2,269 (8)
2024#969 (233)#2,264 (10)#3,072 (5)
2023#1,110 (191)#4,108 (4)—
2022#1,109 (193)#3,450 (5)—
2021#1,280 (148)#3,017 (6)—
2020#1,437 (120)——
2019#1,723 (91)—#2,756 (5)
2018#2,189 (63)#4,749 (3)—
2017#2,270 (58)——
2016#2,305 (57)——
2015#2,809 (42)——
2014#3,154 (35)——
2013#3,497 (30)——
2012#2,632 (46)——
2011#2,590 (47)——

Makari as a girl’s name

  • US
Makari as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020US
Makari as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUS
2025#5,722 (21)
2024#7,594 (14)
2023#8,055 (13)
2022#5,028 (26)
2021#6,414 (18)
2020#6,923 (16)
2019#8,597 (12)
2018#8,617 (12)
2017#12,713 (7)
2016#10,113 (10)
2015#11,835 (8)
2014#16,513 (5)
2013#10,235 (10)
2012#14,962 (6)
2011#14,824 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #917.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.
  • In 2025, 8% of US babies named Makari were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 77,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Makari is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 5,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,100 to 1 in 6,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Makari by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #641MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #710OHPennsylvania: #913PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #489MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #452VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #551TNNorth Carolina: #775NCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: #281MSAlabama: #422ALGeorgia: #710GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,039TXFlorida: #777FL
Makari (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MakariCanadaBoys#2,2698
MakariEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
MakariUSGirls#5,72221
MakariUSBoys#917257