Given name & surname
Makari
“one who is blessed”
Makari is a variant of Makarios. One Greek interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Original GreekΜάκαρι
Meaning & origin
What it means
Makari is a variant of Makarios. One Greek interpretation is “one who is blessed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Makari is a variant of Makarios. An origin associated with Makarios is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Makari developed from Macarius.
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
Makari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,045
- 1,815 boys · 230 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 278 babies
- 2025
- 278
- #918 for boys · #5,841 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +150%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 257 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 918 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 162.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 21 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 635 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.
Makari’s family of names
Makari shares a linguistic root with Macario. Makari has a related form in Makarios. Makari has a related form in Makar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 8
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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