Mahkayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mahkayla 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 Mahkayla mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Makayla, a feminine form of Michael
“who is like God?”
Respelling of Makayla, one of many modern feminine forms of Michael.
Is Mahkayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahkayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Mahkayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Mahkayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mahkayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
Names like Mahkayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla, Noa, Zamira, Aaliyah, Kailani, Hadassa, Mikayla, Amira, Hadassah, Layla, Safa, Alani
Names related to Mahkayla
Makaylah, Makaila, Makyla, Makaela, Makaylee, Mackayla, Macayla
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mahkayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mahkayla, updated 20 October 2026.