Makayla

Makayla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Michaela is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael, which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales.

From Wikipedia

Makayla first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 56 babies (rank #694 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Makayla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Makayla yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

562

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#3,502
1997	6	#2,584
1998	5	#2,952
1999	7	#2,337
2000	6	#2,624
2001	13	#1,492
2002	16	#1,292
2003	19	#1,200
2004	36	#782
2005	35	#822
2006	32	#918
2007	33	#935
2008	53	#686
2009	40	#860
2010	43	#834
2011	56	#694
2012	53	#753
2013	34	#1,065
2014	28	#1,222
2015	20	#1,585
2016	23	#1,452

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#3,502

1997

#2,584

1998

#2,952

1999

#2,337

2000

#2,624

2001

#1,492

2002

#1,292

2003

#1,200

2004

#782

2005

#822

2006

#918

2007

#935

2008

#686

2009

#860

2010

#834

2011

#694

2012

#753

2013

#1,065

2014

#1,222

2015

#1,585

2016

#1,452

Meaning

Numerology of Makayla

Popularity Over Time — Girls

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail