Makiko

Girls' name

From Japanese まきこ; literal meaning unconfirmed

Makiko has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 1925. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1978, with 8 recorded.

Babies named Makiko, 1978

1 in 397,000

Makiko over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Makiko: meaning, origin, and history

From Japanese まきこ; literal meaning unconfirmed

Japanese

What Makiko means

Makiko is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Makiko is used in English and Tagalog. Its origins include Japanese.

Makiko comes through Japanese まきこ.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Tagalog, Makiko is pronounced /maˈkiko/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 23 girls were recorded with the name Makiko between 1925 and 1978. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1978; its best national rank was #5,480 in 1925.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Makiko?

Makiko had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1978, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1978: 1 in 397,000; 8 of 3,173,639 births
Among girls only: 1 in 191,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1978: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 274,976 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Makiko sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1978 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 274,976 children born in 1978 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Makiko. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Makikos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Makiko was born before 1974 — so the typical Makiko is around 51 today.

Median birth year: 1974; About 51 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 78.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 78.3%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 18; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 78.3% of all recorded uses (18).

Is Makiko rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1978 (8)
Years since peak: 47; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #5,480; 1925

Spellings of Makiko

Makiko is not the most common spelling — Malika is, with 19.3% against Makiko's 0.09%.

Malika19.3%4,967
Makiya11.9%3,046
Tamiko11.7%3,001
Marika8.9%2,292
Makiah8.7%2,238
Aiko6.9%1,785
Makia5.3%1,353
Mariko5.1%1,320

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Makiko by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,480; 1925
Peak year: 1978; 8 that year
First recorded: 1925
Last recorded: 1978
All-time count: 23
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Makiko

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Makhari Makkah Makeva Maklyn Makeia Makali Makani Makiba Maketa Makoa Makirah Makalla Makylia Makiyha Makida Makhyia Makini Makhila Makaira Makari Makyna Makieya Makkari Makenya

Sibling names for Makiko

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shanta Cory Imelda Lakesha Cristy Aja Jason Bambi

For a brother

Delvin Cedrick Torrey Jed Kristofer Tory Aric Rodrick

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