Makaylah Girl
How popular is Makaylah?
#7,489 girl name in 2025
14 baby girls were named Makaylah in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name.
Makaylah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #7,489 for girls (▼ 1877 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-86% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,996 in 2015, #4,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (225 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,121 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| 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 |
Makaylah 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 Makaylah is most popular
Babies named Makaylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Makaylah by decade
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Questions
- Is Makaylah a boy or girl name?
- Makaylah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Makaylah were girls.
- How popular is the name Makaylah?
- 14 baby girls were named Makaylah in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name.
- When was Makaylah most popular?
- Makaylah peaked in 2009, when 225 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,121 in 2009.
- How many people are named Makaylah?
- 3,169 babies have been named Makaylah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,143 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Makaylah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Makaylah 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.