Given name & surname
Maka
“of the blue earth”·“of the earth”
Maka is a variant of Makato. One Native American interpretation is “of the blue earth.” Maka is a variant of Mahkah. One Native American interpretation is “of the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maka is a variant of Makato. One Native American interpretation is “of the blue earth.” Maka is a variant of Mahkah. One Native American interpretation is “of the earth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maka is a variant of Makato. An origin associated with Makato is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 437 as a first name in 2020; 844 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maka’s family of names
Maka has a related form in Mahkah. Maka has a related form in Makato. In English usage, Maka as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Mąka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maka
- Maka BochorishviliGeorgian diplomat and politicianborn 1978
- Margalita ChakhnashviliGeorgian tennis playerborn 1982
- Maka ChichuaGeorgian actorborn 1949
- Maka MaryMalian and French footballerborn 1989
- Maka PurtseladzeGeorgian chess playerborn 1988
- Maka KottoCanadian politicianborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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