Makayla
Michaela is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God".
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Meaning & Origin of Makayla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Michaela is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Makayla
The earliest SSA record of Makayla as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 8 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 5,956 newborns named Makayla — #37 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Makaylas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #612 among baby girl names with 491 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 109K Makaylas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Makayla
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About the name Makayla
Makayla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 109K births in the dataset. Makayla's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #37. Use the chart and map above to compare Makayla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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