How Many People Are Named Makala?
An estimated 3,323 people in the United States have the first name Makala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Makala peaked in popularity in 1998 with 277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makala 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 Makala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,323
About 1 in 103,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1998
277 births
Total Registered
3,403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makala
Makala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,403 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Makala as a male name
Ranked #12,506 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 2004 (5 births)
Makala as a female name
Ranked #16,802 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1998 (277 births)
Makala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makala span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,486 babies were registered. Makala has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makala by Decade
How has Makala 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.
Makala by State
Birth registrations for Makala span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Oregon, Iowa, Kansas. On average, about 63 Makalas were registered per state.
Makala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makala
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Makala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makala?
We estimate approximately 3,323 people named Makala 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 103,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Makala a common name?
Makala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makala most popular?
Makala reached peak popularity in 1998, when 277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makala is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makala a female name?
Makala is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makala Smith, Makala Johnson, Makala 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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