Makaelah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mah-KAY-lah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Makaelah 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 Makaelah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Makaela, itself a variant spelling of Michaela
“who is like God?”
A spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael, the name of the archangel.
Meaning borrowed from Makaela.
Is Makaelah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaelah is a girls' name.
How popular is Makaelah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Makaelah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makaelah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Nicknames for Makaelah
Names like Makaelah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hadassah, Taliyah, Aaliyah, Noa, Selah, Kaliyah, Dalilah, Alani, Zaniyah, Kailani, Meilani, Kaylani
Names related to Makaelah
Makayla, Makaylah, Makaila, Makaela, Makaylee, Mackayla, Makylah, Makala
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, “Makaelah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makaelah, updated 20 October 2026.