Quick answers about Makala
How many people are named Makala?
An estimated 3,328 living Americans are named Makala.
How rare is Makala?
Makala fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Makala?
The median age of a living American named Makala is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 29 years old.
Is Makala still popular?
Not especially. Makala has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Makala most common?
Makala has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Makala is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 2.7× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in North Carolina.
States where Makala is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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