Makai is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Makai means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Makai across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Makai has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Makai is a boy name of Hawaiian origin meaning “toward the sea”. Sometimes also used as a form of the biblical Micah.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,609 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 340 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Makai per year, United States (1989 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (626/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (27/yr).
Makai has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #977 nationally (given to 643 babies that year).
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