Makyla Girl
How popular is Makyla?
#5,409 girl name in 2025
23 baby girls were named Makyla in the US in 2025, making it the 5409th most popular girl name.
Makyla popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,409 for girls (▲ 755 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,736 in 2015, #5,310 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (160 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,355 in 2005 |
| First recorded | 1982 |
| 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 |
Makyla counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makyla family of names ranked #3,114 for girls in 2025 (#3,517 the year before), with 31 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Makyla | 23 | 74% |
| Makylah | 8 | 26% |
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 Makyla is most popular
Babies named Makyla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Makyla by decade
Girl names about as popular as Makyla
Questions
- Is Makyla a boy or girl name?
- Makyla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Makyla were girls.
- How popular is the name Makyla?
- 23 baby girls were named Makyla in the US in 2025, making it the 5409th most popular girl name.
- When was Makyla most popular?
- Makyla peaked in 2005, when 160 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,355 in 2005.
- How many people are named Makyla?
- 2,418 babies have been named Makyla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,396 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Makyla most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Makyla was most common in Texas, 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.