Makela is a very rare variant of Makayla that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.
Makela is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Makela was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1996 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #15,254 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,263 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,253 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,219 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #13,342 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #9,344 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,355 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #9,876 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #10,400 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | #6,218 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,620 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #7,188 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,422 |
| 1999 | 18 | 18 | #5,811 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,379 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | #7,572 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #5,205 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,860 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #7,947 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,475 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #14,608 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,488 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #14,323 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,668 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #9,241 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,159 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,617 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,206 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,826 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,612 |