Meaning and Name Origin
Makai▲ has 44 more different forms via Michael: Maik, Meical, Micael, Mical, Micha, Michaelangelo, Michail, Michal, Michale, Miche, Micheal▼, Michel▼, Michelangelo, Michele, Michelet, Michiel, Mick, Miesha, Miguel▲, Mihai, Mihail, Mihailo, Mihaly, Mihangel, Mikael, Mike▼, Mikel▼, Mikell, Mikhail, Mikhalis, Mikhos, Mikkel, Mikol, Miquel, Mischa, Misha, Mitch▼, Mitchell▼, Mychael, Mychal, Mykal, Myke, Mykel and Mykell.
Makai is an unusual first name for men. Makai is an equivalently unusual last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. Census)
Presented below is the birth name popularity of Makai for boys. Makai was first listed in 2005 and reached its peak rank of #667 in the U.S. in 2011, and is currently at #712. (Top 1000 Birth Names Records, 2014)
Shown below is a comparison of the popularity of Makai and related names. Michael (#7 last year), Michale, Micheal (#811), Michel, Michele, Mickey, Miguel (#146), Mikael, Mike (#970), Mikel, Mikhail, Mitch, Mitchell (#504), Mychal and Mykel are the popular varying forms of Makai (#712 last year). Usage of these boy names reached its peak during 1960-1969 and is now significantly lower, with versions such as Micheal, Michel, Mike, Mitch and Mitchell falling out of style. Makai (#712) and Miguel (#146) are two of the more contemporarily stylish birth names among these. (Top 1000 Birth Names Records, 2014)