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It’s so so dated. There was a huge trend for Mc-names for a while, which overlapped with the cutesy, meaningless k-l name trend (Keely, Kaylee, Kyla, etc.) to make various respellings of Michaela a contagious, inescapable disease for a number of years. I was glad when it petered out and I’m not anxious for a relapse.

It sounds like it was made of plastic, and the spelling is ugly.

It reminds me of a tropical bird. Pretty! A bit loud. Could be mystical. Not 'proper'...it's transliterated, anyway, though.

This message was edited 6/4/2021, 4:29 AM

If spelled Michaela, then perfectly fine. Makayla on the other hand is just trendy and rather horrible. I knew someone when I was 16 who had a daughter and named her Makayla and at the time, I just thought, uh whatever, it’s ok. But the more I thought about it and the older I got, the more I couldn’t stand that spelling!

I like it, but I prefer it spelled Mikayla.

I much prefer the spelling of Michaela

Pretty sound, not very pretty spelling.
The spelling kinda feels to me like someone forgot it's a form of Michael, and instead it is Kayla with a fashionable Muh- prefix.
I like it better pronounced with a Mee or Mih sound at the front.
I like Mikhaila or Micaela more. Miguela is cute too.

Hideous

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Dated and grating. Michaela at least looks less violent.

Michaela is fine. Makayla just looks uneducated.

It is a creative spelling of Michaela and I dislike the way it looks.

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The Skandinavian Mikaela is the best spelling, in my opinion. Michaela is fine too.

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Mikayla and McKayla looks pretty bad. But Makayla is even worse. It really looks as if you heard it somewhere and had no idea how to spell it.

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Sorry :(

Not a fan of it. I like Michael better, for a girl.

Nice

Very very common for my generation. Very 2000s trendy, which isn't a bad thing. I do like this name with this spelling the best. Makayla and Kayla are miles better than Kayley, imo.

I really hate this name, sorry. I have bad associations with this name, plus it sounds bratty and mean.

I love it; it's our daughter's middle name. I think now I slightly prefer the spelling Mikayla, but this is one name that I prefer in its less traditional spelling. (The newer spellings are now much more popular than the original.)