Makela is a girl name. It last appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 2017. Makela first appears in the data in 1970 and reached its peak in 1996 (19 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #23,607 |
| 2013 | 5 | #27,357 |
| 2011 | 7 | #21,994 |
| 2009 | 8 | #20,568 |
| 2008 | 8 | #20,751 |
| 2007 | 13 | #14,832 |
| 2006 | 11 | #16,286 |
| 2005 | 11 | #15,565 |
| 2004 | 10 | #16,195 |
| 2003 | 19 | #10,048 |
| 2002 | 12 | #13,596 |
| 2001 | 15 | #11,580 |
| 2000 | 14 | #11,875 |
| 1999 | 18 | #9,446 |
| 1998 | 13 | #11,697 |
| 1997 | 12 | #11,938 |
| 1996 | 19 | #8,429 |
| 1995 | 11 | #12,265 |
| 1994 | 11 | #12,309 |
| 1993 | 14 | #10,247 |
| 1992 | 5 | #20,950 |
| 1991 | 5 | #20,710 |
| 1990 | 5 | #20,380 |
| 1989 | 5 | #19,461 |
| 1978 | 6 | #13,337 |
| 1977 | 6 | #13,355 |
| 1975 | 6 | #12,613 |
| 1973 | 5 | #13,500 |
| 1972 | 6 | #11,756 |
| 1970 | 6 | #11,412 |