Makalah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAH-la
- Origin
- Modern
Makalah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makalah come from?
Modern: spelling of Makala, itself a variant of Makayla or Michaela
Meaning borrowed from Makala.
Is Makalah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makalah is a girls' name.
How popular is Makalah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Makalah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makalah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,802 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 38 | #3,519 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 38 | #3,448 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,843 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Makalah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniyah, Jaliyah, Hadassah, Makiyah, Zariah, Kamiyah, Taliyah, Aziyah, Janiyah, Maziyah
Names related to Makalah
Makayla, Makaylah, Makaila, Makaela, Makaylee, Mackayla, Makeyla, Makylah
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Makalah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makalah, updated 20 October 2026.