Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Makayla

mə-KAY-lə · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Who is like God, modern variant of Michaela
Language
English
Culture
English;Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · American
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#542
2024 births556
Peak year2008
First appeared1971
Total US births107,474
2008 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KaylaMacMac
Alternate spellings
MikaylaMichaelaMckayla
In other languages
Micaela (Spanish)Michaela (Czech)

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Makayla Phillips (singer)
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