Makalya comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Makayla: Who is like God..
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How popular is Makalya?
2008peak year
Today, Makalya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11856), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2008, 25 babies were given the name (ranked #5680 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. In all, around 301 babies have been registered as Makalya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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