Given name & surname
Makina
“an able-bodied woman”·“having great strength”
Makina is a variant of Makin. Interpretations include “an able-bodied woman” (Arabic) and “having great strength” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Makina is a variant of Makin. Interpretations include “an able-bodied woman” (Arabic) and “having great strength” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Makina is a variant of Makin. An origin associated with Makin is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 8 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 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 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.
Makina’s family of names
Makina has a related form in Makin. In Japanese usage, Makina is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 蒔菜. In Greek usage, Makina as a surname is a transliteration of Μακίνα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
Similar names
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