girl's name
Makaela
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,943
Makaela is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 145 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1980.
Makaela over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 52 |
| 1990s | 773 |
| 2000s | 1,216 |
| 2010s | 620 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Makaela?
In 2025, Makaela was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Makaela is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Makaela
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Makaela also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Makaela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Makaela
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Makaela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Makaela
How popular is the name Makaela?
In 2025, Makaela was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Makaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaela is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Makaela most popular?
Makaela peaked in 1998, when 145 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Makaela a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Makaela currently ranks #8,317 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.