Like God? (combined with Mars)
A modern American invention, Markayla is a portmanteau of the masculine Mark and the feminine Kayla. It blends the Latin roots of Mark, meaning 'consecrated to the god Mars,' with the Hebrew origins of Kayla, meaning 'who is like God?'
Less common today
Markayla isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,518 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
