Is Makaylah a boy or girl name?
Makaylah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 0 boys were named Makaylah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,153 US babies named Makaylah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,705
- Babies named Makaylah since 1992
- 3,153
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 225 babies
Boys and girls named Makaylah, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,705 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,823 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,884 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,687 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,231 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,365 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,144 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,162 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,008 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,739 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,475 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,473 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,367 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,272 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,126 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,158 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,229 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,255 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,157 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,743 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,829 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,766 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,989 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,641 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,763 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,970 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,014 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,629 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,318 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,606 |
Highest rank
Makaylah has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,126 in 2009. 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 Makaylah
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.