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Makila
How to Pronounce Makila
Pronounced muh-KY-luh /məˈkaɪlə/Medium
Meaning: Makila is a trimmed respelling of Makayla or Mikayla, themselves American forms of Michaela, the feminine of Michael. The root is the Hebrew rhetorical question 'mi-ka-el', who is like God, expecting the answer none.Medium
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
Makila is a lean respelling of Makayla, one of the huge family of Michaela forms that swept America in the nineteen-nineties. It keeps the Mi-/Ma- opening and the -kayla sound while dropping letters.
It was never common in its own right: only a few dozen girls a year were named Makila even at its high around 2005, trailing far behind the hugely popular Makayla it echoes. It faded through the twenty-tens.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Makila mean?
Makila is a form of Michaela, traditionally understood to mean 'who is like God'.
How do you pronounce Makila?
It's said muh-KY-luh /məˈkaɪlə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Makila a boy or girl name?
Makila is used as a girl's name.
Is Makila a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a minor respelling of the far more common Makayla that peaked in the mid two-thousands.