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The baby name Maki is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: ma-ki (IPA: /maki/); English approximation: MAH-kee (IPA: /ˈmɑːki/).

Maki is Japanese in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Japanese
Pronunciation: Japanese: ma-ki (IPA: /maki/); English approximation: MAH-kee (IPA: /ˈmɑːki/)

What is the meaning of the name Maki ?

The baby name Maki is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Japanese: ma-ki (IPA: /maki/); English approximation: MAH-kee (IPA: /ˈmɑːki/).

Maki is Japanese in Origin.

Maki is a Japanese given name, typically feminine but also used for men, whose sense depends on the kanji chosen. Common spellings include 真紀 (“true chronicle”), 真希 (“true hope”), 麻紀 (“hemp chronicle”), 槙/槇 (“Japanese black pine”), and 牧 (“pasture; shepherd”). Other possibilities such as 眞木 (“true tree”) also occur. In Japanese it is pronounced MAH-kee, with equal stress.

The name saw broad popularity for girls in postwar Japan, peaking from the 1970s through the 1990s, helped by entertainers like Goto Maki and Horikita Maki; it remains familiar but less common today and appears occasionally as a masculine name. Related forms include the feminine Makiko and the masculine Makio; pet forms include Ma-chan and Maki-chan. Maki is also a well-established Japanese surname. Note that the similar-looking Finnish surname Mäki (“hill”) is unrelated and not a variant.

Maki has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Maki

Maki Goto Musician · Born 1985 · Japan Maki Goto is a Japanese singer best known for joining Morning Musume in 1999 as the group’s only third-generation member. Born in Tokyo, she later built a solo career with songs like "Ai no Bakayarō," "Te o Nigitte Arukitai," and "Some Boys! Touch."

Maki – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #6 1 246
ET Girls 0 #15 2 372
JP 0 #16 66 4,057
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
JP Girls 0 #34 467 6,592
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
RS 0 #82 3 923
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
SD 0 #98 5 2,130
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
RS Girls 0 #111 25 1,651
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
RS Boys 0 #143 12 2,277
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
SI Girls 0 #165 10 2,769
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
HR 0 #179 3 2,081
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
CZ 0 #182 5 3,154
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
SI Boys 0 #198 12 3,402
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
HR Boys 0 #230 29 3,997
ZA Girls 0 #234 2,678 25,928
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
MO Girls 0 #261 3 7,056
SD Boys 0 #272 184 10,523
SG 0 #276 7 11,010
JP Boys 0 #281 17 7,909
TW Girls 0 #281 9 8,139
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
CZ Girls 0 #301 41 5,378
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #327 6 5,862
CN Boys 0 #328 4 9,639
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
SD Girls 0 #334 12 7,678
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
HK 0 #339 10 8,483
QA Girls 0 #339 5 15,378
PH Boys 0 #350 34 11,440
CN Girls 0 #353 7 8,829
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
OM Girls 0 #386 11 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #392 51 2,180
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
ZA 0 #401 47 14,421
BO 0 #404 5 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #407 14 1,885
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
France Boys 2014 #415 3 2,861
PH Girls 0 #421 9 13,098
CL 0 #428 7 6,867
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
IR Girls 0 #486 45 8,334
KW Girls 0 #486 30 19,177
RU Boys 0 #495 11 12,621
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
AE Girls 0 #500 54 20,968
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
BH 0 #509 45 17,937
LY 0 #511 25 12,703
TN 0 #513 371 13,765
RU Girls 0 #517 7 11,913
HK Boys 0 #518 10 12,905
PA Girls 0 #518 1 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
IR Boys 0 #526 27 10,162
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
GT Girls 0 #537 5 7,500
AR Girls 0 #542 58 8,289
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
SG Girls 0 #558 29 18,916
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
HK Girls 0 #572 44 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #590 78 13,071
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
BO Boys 0 #614 9 9,244
LB 0 #620 39 13,263
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
IL Girls 0 #638 8 11,648
BO Girls 0 #645 7 9,488
IN Girls 0 #653 2 13,121
CL Boys 0 #656 10 13,390
SG Boys 0 #686 12 17,960
QA Boys 0 #694 14 18,093
IT 0 #695 20 4,183
SY 0 #716 13 11,684
KW Boys 0 #755 15 18,755
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
MA 0 #789 349 20,986
Germany Girls 0 #806 33 4,949
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
CL Girls 0 #824 28 14,098
DZ 0 #848 336 20,130
Spain Boys 0 #848 83 5,610
EG Boys 0 #853 34 15,035
SA Girls 0 #857 79 25,931
PE Boys 0 #861 18 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #886 7 7,044
Germany Boys 0 #890 63 5,697
CO Boys 0 #902 19 15,656
United States Girls 2024 #910 7 8,487
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
PE Girls 0 #919 25 14,861
NL Boys 0 #925 27 5,873
Spain Girls 0 #926 58 5,561
NG Boys 0 #940 12 16,906
NL Girls 0 #944 12 5,933
MX Boys 0 #945 38 16,355
MY Girls 0 #978 17 24,821
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,001 9 14,742
MX Girls 0 #1,002 182 17,781
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
ZA Boys 0 #1,045 134 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,056 37 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,064 15 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,174 9 25,439
TR 0 #1,191 21 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,347 100 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,385 87 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,454 161 28,008

Maki is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about Maki

Maki is predominantly a girl's name.
Maki is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Japanese: ma-ki (IPA: /maki/); English approximation: MAH-kee (IPA: /ˈmɑːki/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include 真紀, 真希, 麻紀, 茉希, 真季 and Makiko.
Across languages, Maki has these equivalents: Nozomi (Japanese, 'hope'), Hope (English), Nadia/Nadezhda (Slavic, 'hope'), Esperanza (Spanish, 'hope'), Verity (English, 'truth').
Yes — Maki ranked #415 in France in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Maki ranks highest in France (#415 in 2014).
Maki's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #928 in 2014 to #910 in 2024 in United States.
Yes — 1 notable people named Maki are in our database, including Maki Goto (Musician).