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Girl name

Mahkayla

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Mahkayla has been given to about 186 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 184
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mahkayla per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2009 · 22
  • Born in 20250
  • All time186

How popular is Mahkayla?

Its best year was 2009, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 6230th. The typical living American called Mahkayla is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Mahkayla

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Makayla0.91
  2. Makaila0.84
  3. Jakayla0.81
  4. Mikayla0.76
  5. Mckayla0.76
  6. Kayla0.67
  7. Shayla0.67
  8. Mikala0.67

Middle names for Mahkayla

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

Sibling names for Mahkayla

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.73
  2. Dulcesister · 0.70
  3. Janiyahsister · 0.70
  4. Yarelisister · 0.68
  5. Jaideneither · 0.68
  6. Tracebrother · 0.67

Where Mahkayla is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.