Makala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAH-la
- Origin
- Modern
Makala is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makala come from?
Modern: variant of Makayla or Michaela
Is Makala a girl's or a boy's name?
Makala is a girls' name.
How popular is Makala in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 5 girls.
Makala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | #7,520 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Makala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 277 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Makala in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5,454 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 54 | #3,091 |
| 2010 | 89 | #2,185 |
| 2009 | 87 | #2,244 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 109 | #1,894 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,567 |
| 2005 | 149 | #1,432 |
| 2004 | 152 | #1,372 |
| 2003 | 151 | #1,341 |
| 2002 | 188 | #1,112 |
| 2001 | 173 | #1,180 |
| 2000 | 194 | #1,063 |
| 1999 | 227 | #926 |
| 1998 | 277 | #775 |
| 1997 | 240 | #850 |
| 1996 | 176 | #1,047 |
| 1995 | 172 | #1,042 |
| 1994 | 115 | #1,397 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 37 | #3,086 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,627 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Makala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa Layla Kehlani Kalani Malaika Alani Alayna Milani Xyla Khadija Amira Maya
Names related to Makala
Makayla Macayla Makaila Mackayla Makyla Makaylah Makaela Makaylee Makeyla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Makala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makala, updated 20 October 2026.