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Girl name

Macaila

100% girls · last recorded 2010

Macaila has been given to about 151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 149
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macaila per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1997 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time151

How popular is Macaila?

Its best year was 1997, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 5535th. The typical living American called Macaila is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Macaila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makaila0.97
  2. Makayla0.91
  3. Jakayla0.80
  4. Mikayla0.76
  5. Mckayla0.76
  6. Kaila0.72
  7. Micaela0.71
  8. Mikaela0.68

Middle names for Macaila

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

Sibling names for Macaila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.68
  2. Chandlereither · 0.63
  3. Jalenbrother · 0.63
  4. Hannasister · 0.62
  5. Cassidysister · 0.62
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.60

Where Macaila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.