Makiah

Makiah is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Makiah are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 15%Female 85%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 15% male / 85% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 358 male / 1,983 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Makiah

To address Makiah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Makiah," in English, "Guten Tag Makiah," in German. About 15% of people named Makiah are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Makiah,

German

Guten Tag Makiah,

French

Bonjour Makiah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Makiah:

Chinese

Makiah您好：

Japanese

Makiah様

English

Hi Makiah,

German

Hi Makiah,

French

Salut Makiah,

Spanish

Hola Makiah,

Chinese

Makiah你好：

Japanese

Makiahさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Makiah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	15%

United States birth data

358 male · 1,983 female · 2,341 births recorded

Male 15%Female 85%

Since 1980: 15% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Makiah a male or female name?

Makiah is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Makiah are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Makiah in an email?

Is Makiah a unisex name?

Makiah is not a unisex name: 15% of people named Makiah are men. Makiah leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Makiah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/makiah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_makiah,
  title  = {Is Makiah a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/makiah},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}