Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Makala

Gender

Female

Origin

Hawaiian
shrub

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #774, 277 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
2023––
2022–5
2021–6
2020–9
2019–5
2018–11
2017–13
2016–11

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3192, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
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2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #687, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence