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Why parents love Makani- Makani IS Hawaiian for wind — island spirit.The most directly elemental.Three syllables with a flowing, Hawaiian sound: mah-KAH-nee.Mak and Ani are both embedded.The most directly wind-spirit name.
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The vibe of Makani
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Origin & history of Makani
Hawaiian makani (wind)
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Hawaiian roots
Makani IS Hawaiian for wind — carries the spirit of the islands.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hawaiian.
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Today
Makani remains a beloved choice, ranking #6050 in the US. 489 babies have been named Makani since 1996.
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How popular is Makani?
2022
peak year
Makani first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1996. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2022, 27 babies received the name (ranked #4050). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6050), with roughly 27 babies named Makani each year. Makani has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 489 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
27
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,050)
(ranked #4,050)
27
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
270
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
489
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Makani4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Makani's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — wind adventure. People named Makani tend to be flowing, elemental, and gifted at being the Hawaiian wind-spirit.
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Hawaiian wind-spirit✦
Most-directly-elemental◈
Flowing-Mak-Ani◎
Island-carrier♡
Nature-deepM4
A1
K2
A1
N5
I9
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Makani🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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