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Girl name

Macala

100% girls · last recorded 2005

Macala has been given to about 155 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 152
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Macala per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1998 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time155

How popular is Macala?

Its best year was 1998, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 5059th. The typical living American called Macala is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Macala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makayla0.86
  2. Makaila0.83
  3. Mikala0.79
  4. Jakayla0.76
  5. Pamala0.75
  6. Marcela0.74
  7. Marcella0.72
  8. Mikayla0.71

Middle names for Macala

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

Sibling names for Macala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.66
  2. Chandlereither · 0.63
  3. Sierrasister · 0.61
  4. Daltonbrother · 0.60
  5. Hannasister · 0.60
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.57

Where Macala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.