Is Makaela a boy or girl name?

Makaela is a girl’s name. Of the 2,764 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Makaela

Recorded 1980–2025 · United States

Makaela was most popular in 1998, when 145 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,176 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,764 people named Makaela.

Makaela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Makaela’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Makaela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makaela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,764 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Makaela

Where Makaela is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org