Makalia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAH-lee-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Makalia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makalia come from?
Modern: modern name, perhaps a variant of Makayla
Is Makalia a girl's or a boy's name?
Makalia is a girls' name.
How popular is Makalia 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 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Makalia in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makalia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,926 |
| 1997 | 36 | #3,221 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
Names like Makalia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaliyah Aaliyah Amia Jaliyah Zaniya Kalia Isabella Jayla Zariah Olivia Zaniyah Malia
Names related to Makalia
Makayla Makaylah Makaila Makaela Makaylee Mackayla Makeyla Makala
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, “Makalia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makalia, updated 20 October 2026.