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The first name 
Makhai

Makhai is a first name for boys.

When two boys called Makhai meet...

… it’s a special occasion. That’s because the name Makhai is quite rare in the US. While it’s still a name in use, lately, only approximately 3 out of 100,000 boys have been named Makhai. In the SmartGenius ranking, Makhai is #2,257 on the list of most common boys names. If you polled the whole US population – children, adults and seniors – you’d find less than one in 10,000 to be named Makhai.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Makhai

Makhai -
quite rare in all states

The odds of having a man or boy named Makhai in your home state are about the same as the chance for a white Christmas in New York City – in both cases they are less than 30%. More precisely, the first name Makhai is registered in 10 states, among which are California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois or Louisiana. In proportion to the male population, most men and boys with the first name Makhai live in Florida, but even there the name is rather special – on average, you would have to ask 117,973 men and boys in Florida for their name before you meet one who answers with Makhai.

Makhai has 6 letters 
and begins with an M

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter M is a particularly popular initial letter for boys’ names – 6.2% of all common boys’ names in the US begin with this letter. By the way, the most common first letters for boys’ names are J and A.

With six letters, the name Makhai is of average length. In fact, 28% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly six letters. 24% of all first names are shorter, while 48% have seven letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

That means that with 6.2% of all boys' names that begin with an M, this first letter is much more common than the other letters on average. If you are now wondering which boys’ name with M is the most common... the answer is Michael.

Other names with 
M, a, k, h, a and i

If you take all the letters in the name Makhai – M, a, k, h, a and i – and put them together again, you can form other names, such as Makaih or others.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Makhai

If your name is Makhai and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Makhai

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Makhai, you can simply say:

Mouse

Apple

Koala

Hat

Apple

Igloo

This is how the name Makhai is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Makhai in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Makhai

Makhai

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Makhai

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Makhai is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

M
A
K
H
A
I

Have you ever waved the name Makhai

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

M
A
K
H
A
I

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Makhai sounds like this: