Given name
Makalah
“resembling myrtle”
Makalah is a variant of Makala. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling myrtle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Makalah is a variant of Makala. One Hawaiian interpretation is “resembling myrtle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Makalah is a variant of Makala. An origin associated with Makala is Hawaiian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Makalah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 656
- 0 boys · 656 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 108 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 571 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.
Makalah’s family of names
Makalah has a related form in Makala.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.