Makyla — #6244 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Makyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,393 babies named Makyla between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Makyla currently holds the #6244 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 160 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Makyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Makyla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 142 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Makyla in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Makyla 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 2,393 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.