Baby name

Makaela

Girl

Short-lived name

1998 was its best year: 145 births, or 1 baby in 25,360. Since then, the name has fallen 89%, to about 20 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 7883. 44% of all babies named Makaela since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

2,764births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 1252rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Makaela are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Makaela is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Makaela is most common in California (2 times) and Texas (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Makayla 108,030
Mikaela 20,719
Makaila 4,747
Makala 3,398
Mykaela 1,116

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