Makaylia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-lee-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Makaylia 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 Makaylia mean?
Hebrew: modern spelling of Makayla, a feminine form of Michael
“who is like God?”
A modern spelling in the Makayla family, which are all feminine forms of Michael.
Is Makaylia a girl's or a boy's name?
Makaylia is a girls' name.
How popular is Makaylia 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 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Makaylia in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makaylia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Nicknames for Makaylia
- Kayla 133 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Makaylia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Isabella, Mikayla, Malia, Nazaria, Mia, Magdalena, Talia, Galilea, Mahalia, Olivia, Amelia, Samaria
Names related to Makaylia
Makayla, Makaylah, Makaila, Makyla, Makaela, Makaylee, Mackayla, Macayla
More Hebrew names
Noah, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Makaylia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makaylia, updated 20 October 2026.