Given name
Makaio
“a gift from God”
Makaio is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hawaiian interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makaio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,338
- 1,338 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 124 babies
- 2025
- 68
- #2,137 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,137 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 44.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 734 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Makaio’s family of names
In Hawaiian usage, Makaio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew. In Hawaiian usage, Makaio has a conventional equivalent in the German form Matthäus.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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