Given name
Makea
“one who is sweet”
Makea is used as a given name. One Finnish interpretation is “one who is sweet.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Finnish interpretation is “one who is sweet.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Finnish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 6 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 6 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Makea’s family of names
Makea has a related form in Maki. Makea has a related form in Makiah. Makea has a related form in Makia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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