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MAH-ko
Mako
OriginJapanese
Meaning"sincerity"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#1488
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About Mako
The name Mako peaked for boys at #3064 in 2025. The name is most popular in MAKO, MAKO, and MAKO. Mako is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,291 | 24 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | #4,502 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | #4,325 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | #3,950 | 28 | 16 |
| 2023 | #4,076 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #4,970 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | #3,064 | 40 | 23.4 |
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