Makala is an uncommon variant of Makayla that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Makala is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Makala first appears in 1971 and peaked in 1998 (277 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,816 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #14,597 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,803 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,089 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,572 | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,595 | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #9,831 | — |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,755 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #5,565 | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #4,713 | — |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #3,446 | — |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | #3,119 | — |
| 2010 | 89 | 89 | #2,195 | — |
| 2009 | 87 | 87 | #2,261 | — |
| 2008 | 140 | 140 | #1,627 | — |
| 2007 | 109 | 109 | #1,905 | — |
| 2006 | 138 | 138 | #1,570 | — |
| 2005 | 149 | 149 | #1,436 | — |
| 2004 | 157 | 157 | #1,377 | #12,507 |
| 2003 | 151 | 151 | #1,347 | — |
| 2002 | 188 | 188 | #1,114 | — |
| 2001 | 173 | 173 | #1,184 | — |
| 2000 | 194 | 194 | #1,072 | — |
| 1999 | 227 | 227 | #930 | — |
| 1998 | 277 | 277 | #777 | — |
| 1997 | 240 | — | #852 | — |
| 1996 | 176 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1995 | 172 | — | #1,046 | — |
| 1994 | 115 | — | #1,407 | — |
| 1993 | 87 | — | #1,715 | — |
| 1992 | 37 | — | #3,117 | — |
| 1991 | 29 | — | #3,683 | — |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #3,266 | — |
| 1989 | 39 | — | #2,846 | — |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #4,108 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,179 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,634 | — |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,898 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,738 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,599 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #6,182 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,838 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,585 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,725 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,827 | — |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,154 | — |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #5,849 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,635 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,612 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,931 | — |