Makayla
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like God; a spelling variant of Michaela.
How Makayla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #143 |
| 2016 | #165 |
| 2017 | #205 |
| 2018 | #232 |
| 2019 | #262 |
| 2020 | #325 |
| 2021 | #356 |
| 2022 | #393 |
| 2023 | #457 |
| 2024 | #542 |
| 2025 | #568 |
Makayla by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Makayla. In the US, 1,492 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,949 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Michaela
Like Makayla, each of these traces back to Michaela: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 in the US (2017)
- Makaelawho is like God; a form of Michaela29 in the US (2017)
- Michaellawho is like God; a form of Michaela29 in the US (2017)
- Mikaylahwho is like God; variant of Micaiah or Michaela22 in the US (2017)
- Mikailawho is like god; modern spelling of Michaela16 in the US (2017)
- Mikhailawho is like God; modern respelling of Michaela14 in the US (2017)
- Mikellawho is like God; a spelling variant of Michaela13 in the US (2017)
- Micaylawho is like God; a form of Michaela12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Makayla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mikaylawho is like god; feminine form of michael792 in the US (2017)
- Mckaylawho is like god; a feminine form of michael184 in the US (2017)
- Makaylahwho is like God; a form of Michaela65 in the US (2017)
- Makailawho is like God; modern spelling of Michaela53 in the US (2017)
- Markaylawho is like god; a modern spelling of Michaela40 in the US (2017)
- Mackaylawho is like god; a form of michaela30 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Makayla
Names that are said the same way as Makayla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Makayla, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Makayla
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