Makaya is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2007 and has since faded.
Makaya is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,540 for girl births in the United States (and #19,423 across all names), given to 8 babies. Makaya first appears in 1990 and peaked in 2007 (71 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,540 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,329 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,800 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | #9,415 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,799 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #6,525 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #10,198 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #8,966 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #5,960 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #6,105 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #6,377 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #5,399 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #5,095 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #4,348 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #4,206 |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #3,451 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #3,597 |
| 2008 | 65 | 65 | #2,792 |
| 2007 | 71 | 71 | #2,611 |
| 2006 | 61 | 61 | #2,873 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #2,956 |
| 2004 | 59 | 59 | #2,769 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | #2,758 |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,486 |
| 2001 | 49 | 49 | #2,947 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #3,316 |
| 1999 | 22 | 22 | #4,970 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | #5,062 |
| 1997 | 22 | — | #4,758 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,404 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #5,592 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,200 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #8,445 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,606 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #11,003 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,300 |