Girls' name · since 1984
Macayla
2,189 babies named Macayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,189
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macayla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,189 recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Macayla recorded 2,189 times among girls since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #4,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,189 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Macayla ranks #4,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,189 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,189
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Macayla's 2,189 recorded births place it above 93.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Macayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Macayla splits its recorded history at 2006: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 140 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Macayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 140
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Macayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,034 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Macayla's strongest decade.
1,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Macayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
723 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,034 births
- 2010s 372
2010s
372 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,034 births (47% of all-time use).
How Macayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Macayla's total volume
Macayla by state
Where Macayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 115 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 104 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 63 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 56 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 41 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 33 | 1.5% |
151 of 2,189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Macayla appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Macayla's data
- Macayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,034 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Macaylas (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Macayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Macayla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.