Over the past 110 years, 20 boys and 102 757 girls have been named Makayla. The name Makayla ranks 9006th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Makayla in 2004. The peak of popularity of the name Makayla came in the 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.