Girls' name · peaked in 2008
Makayla name popularity since 1925
108,183 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Makayla. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Makayla is about 20 years old in 2026. Makayla peaked in 2008 as the #37 name for girls, and it ranked #568 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 108,183
- Named Makayla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #568
- for girls in 2025 (530 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 108,030 girls · 153 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Makayla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Makayla births per year, 1925–2025
2008 was the biggest year for Makayla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Makayla became 9.5× more common, from 1 in 6,790 baby girls to 1 in 712.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby girls fell by 59%, from 1 in 467 to 1 in 1,150.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Makayla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Makayla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Makayla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 83 | 0 | #7,636 |
| 1980s | 593 | 0 | #2,302 |
| 1990s | 20,083 | 26 | #164 |
| 2000s | 54,990 | 109 | #44 |
| 2010s | 27,875 | 18 | #143 |
| 2020–25 | 4,406 | 0 | #568 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
75.1% of babies named Makayla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Makayla is most popular
The index compares Makayla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Makayla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.97× | 763 |
| Georgia | 1.63× | 4,877 |
| Utah | 1.57× | 1,452 |
| North Carolina | 1.56× | 4,781 |
| Delaware | 1.48× | 332 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Makayla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Makayla (this page) | 108,030 | 2008 |
| Makaila | 4,747 | 2005 |
| Makala | 3,398 | 1998 |
| Makaylah | 3,169 | 2009 |
| Makaela | 2,764 | 1998 |
| Makyla | 2,418 | 2005 |
| Macayla | 2,189 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Makayla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Makayla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Makayla (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data