How Many People Are Named Makaela?
An estimated 2,700 people in the United States have the first name Makaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Makaela peaked in popularity in 1998 with 145 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makaela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Makaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,700
About 1 in 126,946 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1998
145 births
Total Registered
2,749
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makaela
Makaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,749 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makaela as a female name
Ranked #6,806 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (145 births)
Makaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makaela span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,216 babies were registered. Makaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makaela by Decade
How has Makaela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Makaela by State
Birth registrations for Makaela span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Oregon, Nevada. On average, about 51 Makaelas were registered per state.
Makaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makaela?
We estimate approximately 2,700 people named Makaela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 126,946 Americans share this first name.
Is Makaela a common name?
Makaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,749 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makaela most popular?
Makaela reached peak popularity in 1998, when 145 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makaela is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makaela a female name?
Makaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makaela Smith, Makaela Johnson, Makaela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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