A reliable meaning for Makaela isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makaela through the years
Babies since 1880
2,764
0 boys · 2,764 girls
Most popular year
1998
145 babies
2025
13
#8,162 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−48%
Cooling
Makaela in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1980–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,162 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 145 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,290 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.