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Makalya
How to Pronounce Makalya
Pronounced muh-KAY-luh /məˈkeɪ.lə/High
Meaning: Makalya is a metathesized respelling of Makayla (Mikayla), a feminine form of Michael from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?' The swapped -ya/-la ending is a modern American variation; the child inherits Michaela's question-name meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Makalya is a respelling of the hugely popular Makayla that appears in United States records from the mid-1990s. Its root runs through Michaela to the Hebrew question-name 'who is like God?'
This spelling stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its late-2000s high, even as Makayla soared. A girl named Makalya then is a teenager now; the standard spelling remains far more common.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Makalya mean?
It is a respelling of Makayla, a feminine of Michael, 'who is like God?'
How do you pronounce Makalya?
It's said muh-KAY-luh /məˈkeɪ.lə/, three syllables.
Is Makalya a boy or girl name?
Makalya is used as a girl's name.
Is Makalya a popular name?
No, this spelling stayed rare, peaking at only a couple dozen girls a year in the late two-thousands.