Girls' name · since 1995
Makayela
Makayela has 75 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Makayela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 75 have been recorded since 1995.
Makayela has 75 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2013.
- #30,358 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 75 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Makayela ranks #30,358 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,358 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 75
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Makayela's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Makayela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Makayela's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Makayela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2013
- Peak year (1998)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Makayela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Makayela's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Makayela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
29 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Makayela? ▼
Where does Makayela sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Makayela most popular? ▼
How long has the name Makayela been used? ▼
What names are similar to Makayela? ▼
What to do with Makayela's data
- Makayela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Makayela
Nearby Names Like Makayela
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Makayela
Compare Makayela side by side: Makayela vs Makayla Makayela vs Makenzie Makayela vs Makenna
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Makayela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Makayela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.