Is Makala a boy or girl name?

Makala is a girl’s name. Of the 3,403 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.9% were girls and 0.1% were boys.

Makala

Recorded 1971–2022 · United States

Makala was most popular in 1998, when 277 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,395 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,403 people named Makala.

Makala over time

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

Is Makala a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Makala is a girl’s name — 99.9% of the 3,403 Americans given it were girls and 0.1% 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 Makala

Where Makala 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