Globally, Mekela (Mekela 
) is a very rare primarily girly, but very infrequently male first name. The first name Mekela is habitual in the United States, where it is an extremely rare predominantly female, but very seldom male name, and India, where it is an extremely rare largely feminine, but infrequently male name. Likewise, Mekela is the last name as well as the forename.