Makaila Girl
How popular is Makaila?
#8,360 girl name in 2025
12 baby girls were named Makaila in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
Makaila popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,360 for girls (▼ 1721 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-86% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,169 in 2015, #5,846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (310 girls) |
| Highest rank | #819 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Makaila counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makayla family of names ranked #516 for girls in 2025 (#477 the year before), with 565 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Makaila is most popular
Babies named Makaila per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Makaila by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1980s | 37 | #6,154 |
| 1990s | 959 | #1,069 |
| 2000s | 2,631 | #819 |
| 2010s | 1,000 | #1,063 |
| 2020s | 113 | #4,996 |
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Questions
- Is Makaila a boy or girl name?
- Makaila is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Makaila were girls.
- How popular is the name Makaila?
- 12 baby girls were named Makaila in the US in 2025, making it the 8360th most popular girl name.
- When was Makaila most popular?
- Makaila peaked in 2007, when 310 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #819 in 2001.
- How many people are named Makaila?
- 4,747 babies have been named Makaila in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,700 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Makaila most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Makaila was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.