Is Makaela a boy or girl name?
Makaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Makaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,749 US babies named Makaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,806
- Babies named Makaela since 1980
- 2,749
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Makaela, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,806 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,124 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,372 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,503 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,770 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,230 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,207 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,650 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,049 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,160 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,566 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,523 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,351 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,882 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,644 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,739 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,782 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,812 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,821 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,049 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,697 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,538 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,528 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,365 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,360 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,375 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,257 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,289 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,636 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,472 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,076 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,861 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,899 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,309 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,438 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,387 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,927 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,398 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,029 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,735 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,270 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,814 |
Highest rank
Makaela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,257 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makaela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.