Makayla
Rank in 2025
#566
recorded as girls
Down 26 since 2024
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recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
530
girls 530
Peak year
2008
5,957 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
108,183
since 1971
Born a Makayla? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Makayla was most popular in 2008, when 5,957 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 530 babies were named Makayla, ranking #566 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 49%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 530 | 566 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 562 | 540 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 683 | 450 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 797 | 392 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 880 | 355 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 954 | 325 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 1,265 | 261 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 1,376 | 232 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 1,506 | 205 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 1,946 | 165 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 2,263 | 143 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 2,591 | 123 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 3,297 | 94 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 3,774 | 70 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 4,460 | 56 | 8 | 8767 |
| 2010 | 5,397 | 43 | 10 | 7591 |
| 2009 | 5,269 | 44 | 7 | 9864 |
| 2008 | 5,957 | 37 | 6 | 11037 |
| 2007 | 5,428 | 47 | 6 | 10921 |
| 2006 | 5,652 | 45 | 7 | 9585 |
| 2005 | 5,727 | 44 | 14 | 5578 |
| 2004 | 5,666 | 47 | 28 | 3368 |
| 2003 | 5,580 | 51 | 10 | 6715 |
| 2002 | 5,476 | 50 | 7 | 8456 |
| 2001 | 5,318 | 54 | 15 | 4890 |
| 2000 | 4,917 | 67 | 9 | 6839 |
| 1999 | 4,791 | 66 | 7 | 7874 |
| 1998 | 4,365 | 71 | 12 | 5159 |
| 1997 | 3,345 | 102 | 7 | 7281 |
| 1996 | 2,463 | 129 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 1,911 | 164 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 1,503 | 199 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 762 | 339 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 415 | 564 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 276 | 751 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 252 | 796 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 207 | 887 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 92 | 1477 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 68 | 1748 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 47 | 2195 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 44 | 2283 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 43 | 2266 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 31 | 2783 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | 4347 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | 3253 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 18 | 4148 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | 5092 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | 4679 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 11 | 5532 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | 6048 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | 7173 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | 6258 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | 7435 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | 6558 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 8 | 6006 | <5 | — |
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Where Makayla is most popular
- Mississippi2.0×
- Georgia1.5×
- New Jersey1.4×
- Maryland1.4×
- Connecticut1.4×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years