Makhayla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ma-KAY-la
- Origin
- Hebrew
Makhayla 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 Makhayla mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Makayla; modern respelling of Michaela, from Michael
“who is like God?”
A modern American respelling of Michaela, the feminine of Michael.
Meaning borrowed from Makayla. More on Wiktionary.
Is Makhayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Makhayla is a girls' name.
How popular is Makhayla in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Makhayla in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makhayla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Names like Makhayla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zamira Hadassa Zahara Safa Abeeha Zhamira Naziyah Zahira Mahira Rahma Zayla Zaniyah
Names related to Makhayla
Makayla Makaylah Makaila Makyla Makaela Makaylee Mackayla Macayla
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Makhayla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makhayla, updated 20 October 2026.