Is Makayla a boy or girl name?
Makayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 556 girls and 0 boys were named Makayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 107,627 US babies named Makayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #542
- Babies named Makayla since 1971
- 107,627
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 5,962 babies
Boys and girls named Makayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 593 | 100% |
| 1990s | 26 | 20,083 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 109 | 54,986 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 18 | 27,863 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,866 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 556 | #542 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 682 | #453 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 796 | #392 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 878 | #355 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 954 | #325 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,264 | #261 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,376 | #232 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,504 | #205 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,943 | #165 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,260 | #143 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,590 | #123 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 3,295 | #94 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 3,774 | #70 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,298 | 4,460 | #56 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,938 | 5,397 | #43 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,585 | 5,267 | #44 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,015 | 5,956 | #37 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,818 | 5,428 | #47 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,239 | 5,651 | #45 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,766 | 5,727 | #44 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,418 | 5,666 | #47 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,051 | 5,580 | #51 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,034 | 5,476 | #50 |
| 2001 | 15 | #5,052 | 5,318 | #54 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,193 | 4,917 | #67 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,389 | 4,791 | #66 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,347 | 4,365 | #71 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,803 | 3,345 | #102 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,462 | #129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,912 | #164 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #199 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 762 | #340 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 415 | #564 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 276 | #751 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 252 | #797 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 207 | #890 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,483 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,760 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,217 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,302 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,279 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,828 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,461 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,302 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,240 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,285 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,827 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,726 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,372 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,636 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,602 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,011 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,971 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,363 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Makayla reached #3,418 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #37 in 2008. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Makayla
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.