Makyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,409 for girls
Makyla is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God”. In 2025 it ranked 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Makyla mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Makayla, from Michaela
“who is like God”
A modern spelling of Michaela, the feminine of Michael, which asks 'who is like God?'.
Is Makyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Makyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Makyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Makyla, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 160 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Makyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Makyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7,242 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,736 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,886 |
| 2013 | 87 | #2,152 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,955 |
| 2011 | 106 | #1,886 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,810 |
| 2008 | 132 | #1,685 |
| 2007 | 155 | #1,489 |
| 2006 | 145 | #1,514 |
| 2005 | 160 | #1,355 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,435 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,624 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,519 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,948 |
| 1999 | 60 | #2,421 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 46 | #2,692 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Nicknames for Makyla
Names like Makyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla Noa Mikayla Layla Alani Kailani Kalani Meilani Mckenna Kaylani Nalani Isabella
Names related to Makyla
More Hebrew names
Noah Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Makyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/makyla, updated 20 October 2026.