How Many People Are Named Makaila?
An estimated 4,657 people in the United States have the first name Makaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Makaila peaked in popularity in 2007 with 310 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makaila 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 Makaila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,657
About 1 in 73,600 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
310 births
Total Registered
4,735
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makaila
Makaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,735 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makaila as a female name
Ranked #6,807 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (310 births)
Makaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makaila span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,631 babies were registered. Makaila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makaila by Decade
How has Makaila 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.
Makaila by State
Birth registrations for Makaila span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Nevada, Massachusetts, Kentucky. On average, about 92 Makailas were registered per state.
Makaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makaila?
We estimate approximately 4,657 people named Makaila 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 73,600 Americans share this first name.
Is Makaila a common name?
Makaila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,735 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makaila most popular?
Makaila reached peak popularity in 2007, when 310 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makaila is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makaila a female name?
Makaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makaila Smith, Makaila Johnson, Makaila 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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