How Many People Are Named Makela?
people named Makela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,190,888 people in the US has this name
Based on 292 babies named Makela in Social Security records from 1970 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Makela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Makela alive today is about 27 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Makela first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1996, to 19 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Makela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #5,200, in 1996.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,200 (1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,913 in the 2000s |
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