Given name
MacKayla
“a fiery woman”·“who is like God?”
In English use, MacKayla is a variant of McKayla. One interpretation is “a fiery woman.” In English use, MacKayla is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, MacKayla is a variant of McKayla. One interpretation is “a fiery woman.” In English use, MacKayla is a variant of Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
MacKayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,306
- 0 boys · 1,306 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,580 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,580 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,153 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
MacKayla’s family of names
In English usage, MacKayla has a related form in Makayla. In English usage, MacKayla has a related form in Michaela. In English usage, MacKayla has a related form in McKayla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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