Mckaela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mckaela 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 Mckaela 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 Mckaela a girl's or a boy's name?
Mckaela is a girls' name.
How popular is Mckaela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Mckaela in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mckaela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Names like Mckaela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mckenna, Makayla, Kiara, Madilyn, Brianna, Briella, Sienna, Mikayla, Isabella, Ivanna, Fiona, Kennedy
Names related to Mckaela
Michaela, Mikaela, Micaela, Mckayla, Makaela, Mikaella, Makeyla, Mickayla
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, “Mckaela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mckaela, updated 20 October 2026.