Makilah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KEE-luh
- Origin
- Modern
Makilah is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Makilah come from?
Modern: spelling of Makila; modern name, perhaps a variant of Makayla
Meaning borrowed from Makila.
Is Makilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Makilah is a girls' name.
How popular is Makilah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Makilah in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makilah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
Names like Makilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Hadassah, Jaliyah, Aziyah, Zaliyah, Kamiyah, Naziyah, Maziyah, Jaziyah, Alaiyah
Names related to Makilah
Mikayla, Mikaela, Makaylah, Makaila, Makyla, Mikaylah, Makeyla, Mikaila
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, “Makilah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makilah, updated 20 October 2026.