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Girl name

Makalya

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Makalya has been given to about 301 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 298
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Makalya per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2008 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time301

How popular is Makalya?

Its best year was 2008, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 5680th. The typical living American called Makalya is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Makalya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Malaya0.79
  2. Natalya0.79
  3. Makayla0.73
  4. Amaya0.68
  5. Anaya0.68
  6. Makaila0.69
  7. Cataleya0.68
  8. Alaya0.68

Middle names for Makalya

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

Sibling names for Makalya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.74
  2. Hallesister · 0.72
  3. Dulcesister · 0.71
  4. Estrellasister · 0.71
  5. Tracebrother · 0.70
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.69

Where Makalya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    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.