Makela
Girl · muh-KAY-luh · Hebrew
Makela is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makela come from?
Hebrew: likely a spelling of Makayla, a feminine form of Michael
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- muh-KAY-luh
Is Makela a girl's or a boy's name?
Makela is a girls' name.
How popular is Makela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Makela in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Makela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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