Mekala
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-KAY-luh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Mekala is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mekala come from?
Hebrew: likely a spelling of Makayla, a feminine form of Michael
Is Mekala a girl's or a boy's name?
Mekala is a girls' name.
How popular is Mekala in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Mekala in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mekala in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
Names like Mekala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Makayla Mikayla Noa Malka Mckayla Malaika Mckenna Ilana Daniela Layla Anika Eliza
Names related to Mekala
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, “Mekala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mekala, updated 20 October 2026.