Macayla
Girl · muh-KAY-luh · Hebrew
Macayla is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Macayla mean?
Hebrew: variant of Makayla, a form of Michaela
“who is like God?”
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- muh-KAY-luh
Is Macayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Macayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Macayla in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 girls.
Macayla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
How popular is Macayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 140 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Macayla in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Macayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 74 | #2,493 |
| 2009 | 89 | #2,204 |
| 2008 | 87 | #2,253 |
| 2007 | 77 | #2,433 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,982 |
| 2004 | 101 | #1,870 |
| 2003 | 106 | #1,768 |
| 2002 | 119 | #1,563 |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,383 |
| 2000 | 140 | #1,342 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,459 |
| 1998 | 134 | #1,320 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,473 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,537 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,895 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,947 |
| 1993 | 47 | #2,595 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
Nicknames for Macayla
Names like Macayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Macayla
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