Like God?
Makaliah is a modern phonetic variant of the Hebrew name Michaela, which is the feminine form of Michael. It carries the rhetorical question 'Who is like God?', implying that no one compares to the divine. This specific spelling is rare and reflects a contemporary American preference for unique letter combinations and the '-iah' suffix.
Less common today
Makaliah isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,873 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
