Makayla is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1126 for girl births in the United States, given to 530 babies. Makayla first appears in the data in 1971 and reached its peak in 2008 (5,963 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 530 | #1,126 |
| 2024 | 562 | #1,065 |
| 2023 | 683 | #909 |
| 2022 | 797 | #807 |
| 2021 | 880 | #735 |
| 2020 | 954 | #669 |
| 2019 | 1,265 | #547 |
| 2018 | 1,376 | #500 |
| 2017 | 1,506 | #462 |
| 2016 | 1,946 | #381 |
| 2015 | 2,263 | #340 |
| 2014 | 2,591 | #295 |
| 2013 | 3,297 | #215 |
| 2012 | 3,774 | #177 |
| 2011 | 4,468 | #146 |
| 2010 | 5,407 | #118 |
| 2009 | 5,276 | #128 |
| 2008 | 5,963 | #117 |
| 2007 | 5,434 | #135 |
| 2006 | 5,659 | #132 |
| 2005 | 5,741 | #125 |
| 2004 | 5,694 | #125 |
| 2003 | 5,590 | #128 |
| 2002 | 5,483 | #127 |
| 2001 | 5,333 | #133 |
| 2000 | 4,926 | #150 |
| 1999 | 4,798 | #150 |
| 1998 | 4,377 | #161 |
| 1997 | 3,352 | #218 |
| 1996 | 2,463 | #271 |
| 1995 | 1,911 | #339 |
| 1994 | 1,503 | #403 |
| 1993 | 762 | #674 |
| 1992 | 415 | #1,047 |
| 1991 | 276 | #1,344 |
| 1990 | 252 | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 207 | #1,540 |
| 1988 | 92 | #2,447 |
| 1987 | 68 | #2,839 |
| 1986 | 47 | #3,550 |
| 1985 | 44 | #3,670 |
| 1984 | 43 | #3,613 |
| 1983 | 31 | #4,472 |
| 1982 | 17 | #6,892 |
| 1981 | 26 | #5,177 |
| 1980 | 18 | #6,626 |
| 1979 | 13 | #8,133 |
| 1978 | 14 | #7,412 |
| 1977 | 11 | #8,730 |
| 1976 | 9 | #9,594 |
| 1975 | 7 | #11,374 |
| 1974 | 8 | #9,964 |
| 1973 | 6 | #11,932 |
| 1972 | 7 | #10,567 |
| 1971 | 8 | #9,626 |