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Makayla

Rooted in Hebrew, Makayla is a girl's name that means "Hebrew, who is like God". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2008.

EtymologyVariant of Michaela
HebrewHebrew – "who is like God"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
83
1980s
593
1990s
20,105
2000s
55,066
2010s
25,165
Peaked in the 2000s · 101,012 total U.S. births since 1900