How popular is the name Makayla?

Makayla ranks 329th among girls' names in US records, with 114,769 births since 1971. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,886.

Is Makayla a unisex name?

No. Makayla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 6,284 children were given the name. It has been in use for 54 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#329 of girl names

Pronounced M AE1 K AY1 L AA1 (ARPABET)

Makayla is a girls' name, and first appears in 1971. It has been given to 114,769 children — the 329th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 74% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 6,284 children were given it.

2008Girls: 6,284Boys: 6

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Makayla?: Makayla ranks 329th among girls' names in US records, with 114,769 births since 1971. Over the past decade it accounts for 12,886.
Is Makayla a unisex name?: No. Makayla is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Makayla most popular?: 2008, when 6,284 children were given the name. It has been in use for 54 years and is still recorded as of 2024.