Makeyla first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1998. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2009, 30 babies received the name (ranked #4892). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8386), with roughly 14 babies named Makeyla each year. Makeyla's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 377 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.