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Girl name

Macaela

100% girls · last recorded 2014

Macaela has been given to about 325 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 321
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macaela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time325

How popular is Macaela?

Its best year was 2002, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 5377th. The typical living American called Macaela is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Macaela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Micaela0.85
  2. Makayla0.83
  3. Mikaela0.83
  4. Makaila0.83
  5. Mariela0.75
  6. Manuela0.75
  7. Marcela0.75
  8. Marcella0.73

Middle names for Macaela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Macaela Rose0.85
  2. Macaela Louise0.85
  3. Macaela June0.84
  4. Macaela Pearl0.84
  5. Macaela Quinn0.84
  6. Macaela Nell0.84

Sibling names for Macaela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.72
  2. Kianasister · 0.72
  3. Nikolasbrother · 0.70
  4. Jazminsister · 0.70
  5. Jalenbrother · 0.69
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.69

Where Macaela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Macaela White0.80
    2. Macaela Reyes0.80
    3. Macaela Nguyen0.80
    4. Macaela Lee0.80
    5. Macaela Hill0.80
    6. Macaela Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Macaela

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.