Makela — girls' name

What the Data Says About Makela

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Makela between 1970 and 2017, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Makela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 292 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.