Maki

Maki is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Maki are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 16%Female 84%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 16% male / 84% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States
US births since 1880: 445 male / 185 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Maki

To address Maki when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maki," in English, "Guten Tag Maki," in German. About 16% of people named Maki are men and 84% 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 Maki,

German

Guten Tag Maki,

French

Bonjour Maki,

Spanish

Estimado/a Maki:

Chinese

Maki您好：

Japanese

Maki様

English

Hi Maki,

German

Hi Maki,

French

Salut Maki,

Spanish

Hola Maki,

Chinese

Maki你好：

Japanese

Maki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 Maki by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	man's name	71%

United States birth data

445 male · 185 female · 630 births recorded

Male 71%Female 29%

Since 1980: 76% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Maki a male or female name?

Maki is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Maki are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Maki in an email?

Is Maki a unisex name?

Maki is not a unisex name: 16% of people named Maki are men. Maki 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 Maki a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maki (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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