Makayla remains a common girls' name (#568 in 2025), down from a peak of #37 in 2008.
Makayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #568 for girl births in the United States (and #1,125 across all names), given to 530 babies. Makayla first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2008 (5,957 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 530 | 530 | #568 | — |
| 2024 | 562 | 562 | #542 | — |
| 2023 | 683 | 683 | #452 | — |
| 2022 | 797 | 797 | #392 | — |
| 2021 | 880 | 880 | #355 | — |
| 2020 | 954 | 954 | #325 | — |
| 2019 | 1,265 | 1,265 | #261 | — |
| 2018 | 1,376 | 1,376 | #232 | — |
| 2017 | 1,506 | 1,506 | #205 | — |
| 2016 | 1,946 | 1,946 | #165 | — |
| 2015 | 2,263 | 2,263 | #143 | — |
| 2014 | 2,591 | 2,591 | #123 | — |
| 2013 | 3,297 | 3,297 | #94 | — |
| 2012 | 3,774 | 3,774 | #70 | — |
| 2011 | 4,468 | 4,468 | #56 | #9,299 |
| 2010 | 5,407 | 5,412 | #43 | #7,938 |
| 2009 | 5,276 | 5,276 | #44 | #10,585 |
| 2008 | 5,963 | 5,963 | #37 | #12,017 |
| 2007 | 5,434 | 5,434 | #47 | #11,818 |
| 2006 | 5,659 | 5,664 | #45 | #10,241 |
| 2005 | 5,741 | 5,741 | #44 | #5,766 |
| 2004 | 5,694 | 5,699 | #47 | #3,419 |
| 2003 | 5,590 | 5,596 | #51 | #7,052 |
| 2002 | 5,483 | 5,483 | #50 | #9,034 |
| 2001 | 5,333 | 5,333 | #54 | #5,052 |
| 2000 | 4,926 | 4,926 | #67 | #7,193 |
| 1999 | 4,798 | 4,803 | #66 | #8,389 |
| 1998 | 4,377 | 4,377 | #71 | #5,349 |
| 1997 | 3,352 | — | #102 | #7,802 |
| 1996 | 2,463 | — | #129 | — |
| 1995 | 1,911 | — | #164 | — |
| 1994 | 1,503 | — | #199 | — |
| 1993 | 762 | — | #340 | — |
| 1992 | 415 | — | #564 | — |
| 1991 | 276 | — | #751 | — |
| 1990 | 252 | — | #797 | — |
| 1989 | 207 | — | #890 | — |
| 1988 | 92 | — | #1,483 | — |
| 1987 | 68 | — | #1,760 | — |
| 1986 | 47 | — | #2,217 | — |
| 1985 | 44 | — | #2,302 | — |
| 1984 | 43 | — | #2,279 | — |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #2,828 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,461 | — |
| 1981 | 26 | — | #3,304 | — |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,238 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,285 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,828 | — |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,726 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,372 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,636 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,602 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,011 | — |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #6,971 | — |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,362 | — |