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Makaila and Makayla side by side: Makaila peaked in 2007 and Makayla in 2008; in 2025 they were given to 12 and 530 babies.

Makaila and Makayla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Makaila and Makayla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025MakaylaMakaila
Makaila and Makayla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025MakaylaMakaila
Makaila and Makayla births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025MakaylaMakaila
Makaila and Makayla births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025MakaylaMakaila

Girls and boys together; Makaila solid, Makayla dashed.

Makaila and Makayla compared
MakailaMakayla
Births 202512530
Rank 2025#8,664 among girls’ names#568 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18804,747108,183
Peak year20072008
Girls100%99.9%
Alive, estimated4,690107,000
Median age2120

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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