Baby name

Makayla

Girl

Origin of the name

Makayla is a recent American name, usually seen as a form of Michaela.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 2008, with 5,957 births and the No. 37 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 88% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 566. 51% of all babies named Makayla since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

108,030births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 37rank at its peak, in 2008

Where babies named Makayla are born

2008

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Makayla is most common in Mississippi (1.9 times), West Virginia (1.6) and Alabama (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Mikayla 56,713
Mckayla 13,225
Jakayla 6,840
Makaila 4,747
Makala 3,398
Makaylah 3,169

Names from the same era

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