Makaelyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-lin
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #13,203 for girls
Makaelyn is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 13,203rd for girls in the US (6 babies).
What does Makaelyn mean?
Hebrew: modern spelling of Makayla, a feminine form of Michael, with -lyn
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling in the Makayla family, which are all feminine forms of Michael.
Is Makaelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaelyn is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makaelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #13,203among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 270,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the US were named Makaelyn, making it the 13,203rd most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2014, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Makaelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makaelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,203 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
Names like Makaelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Madilyn Madelyn Brooklyn Jordyn Londyn Mckenna Madison Camryn Madisson Eowyn Emerson Teagan
Names related to Makaelyn
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, “Makaelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makaelyn, updated 20 October 2026.