How Many People Are Named Makyla?
An estimated 2,358 people in the United States have the first name Makyla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Makyla peaked in popularity in 2005 with 160 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Makyla 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 Makyla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,358
About 1 in 145,358 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
160 births
Total Registered
2,393
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Makyla
Makyla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,393 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Makyla as a female name
Ranked #6,288 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (160 births)
Makyla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Makyla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,267 babies were registered. Makyla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Makyla by Decade
How has Makyla 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.
Makyla by State
Birth registrations for Makyla span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Florida, California. The lowest are in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Louisiana. On average, about 52 Makylas were registered per state.
Makyla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Makyla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Makyla
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Makyla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Makyla?
We estimate approximately 2,358 people named Makyla 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 145,358 Americans share this first name.
Is Makyla a common name?
Makyla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,393 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Makyla most popular?
Makyla reached peak popularity in 2005, when 160 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Makyla is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Makyla a female name?
Makyla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Makyla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Makyla Smith, Makyla Johnson, Makyla 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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