girl (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #568 in 2025

Makayla

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Who is like God? (feminine of Michael)”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:muh-KAY-luh

IPA (US English):/məˈkeɪlə/

Source: Wiktionary IPA Linguistic Transcription

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Peak Popularity20085,957 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#568530 births in 2025

Total US Registrations108,183Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2008 (5,957 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1980

Recent 2025 Level530 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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