How Many People Are Named Makalya?
An estimated 296 people in the United States have the first name Makalya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Makalya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makalya 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 Makalya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
296
About 1 in 1,157,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makalya
Makalya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makalya as a female name
Ranked #13,804 in 2016
7 female births in 2016
Peak: 2008 (25 births)
Makalya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makalya span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 187 babies were registered. While Makalya is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Makalya by Decade
How has Makalya 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.
Makalya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makalya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Makalya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makalya?
We estimate approximately 296 people named Makalya 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 1,157,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Makalya a common name?
Makalya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makalya most popular?
Makalya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makalya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makalya a female name?
Makalya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makalya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makalya Smith, Makalya Johnson, Makalya 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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