#5422024 rank
2008peak year
107,474babies named Makayla since 1880
▼ 56%5-year trend
Makayla popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Makayla mean?
A modern respelling of Michaela, the feminine of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el 'who is like God?'. The k-spellings flourished in 1990s and 2000s America.
OriginHebrew, American English
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic
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Spellings & variants
MichaelaMikaylaMckayla
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