Like God?
Makayli is a modern American phonetic variation of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael. It derives from the Hebrew name Mikha'el, which poses the rhetorical question 'Who is like God?', implying that no one is as great as the Creator.
Less common today
Makayli isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,263 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).