Maki is a girl's name of Japanese origin meaning “ring-tailed lemur.” In 2024 it was given to 7 girls in the United States.
Maki belongs to the Japanese tradition. Its meaning — “ring-tailed lemur” — is the sense carried by its Japanese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Maki first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #7103 in 1973, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 211 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Maki means “ring-tailed lemur” in its Japanese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Maki is a girl name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Maki comes from the Japanese tradition.
Maki first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #7103 in 1973, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
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