Declining since 2004.
Popularity of Makalah since 1993
Babies named Makalah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 160 |
| 2000s | 410 |
| 2010s | 86 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Makalah is a rare modern American name, first recorded in U.S. data in 1993. It reached its peak popularity in 2005, but experienced a sharp decline in use after 2004, consistent with the broader trend away from creatively spelled variants of popular names like Michaela. The name has never entered the top 1000 and its 1-in-N statistic is unavailable due to its rarity. Makalah does not appear in any notable top state lists, reflecting its scattered, low-frequency use. As a respelling of Makayla, it shares the Hebrew etymology of Michael, though the spelling is distinctly a product of late-20th-century American naming creativity.
Makalah is a modern English coinage, likely a respelling of Michaela or Makayla, which derive from the Hebrew name Michael meaning 'who is like God?'. The name emerged in the United States in the early 1990s, part of a trend of creating unique spellings for popular names. It has not gained widespread traditional usage and is primarily found in American birth records.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Maka, Kala, Mak
Sibling names for Makalah
Names that share Makalah's style, for a brother or sister.
