Recorded 1997–2005 Girls' name Peak 1997 33 births

Machayla — girls' name

33 babies named Machayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s16
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Machayla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

7 babies were named Machayla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Machayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Machayla between 1997 and 2005, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Machayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Machayla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Machayla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Machayla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 33 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Machayla at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

33

Since 1997

9 years of records

Peak year

1997

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1997

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2005

Machayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1997

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1997)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200520022000199919981997 7

Machayla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 52% of Machayla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Machayla?
33 babies have been named Machayla since 1997. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Machayla most popular?
Machayla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Machayla been used?
Machayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 9 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Machayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mackenzie, Macy, Macie, Maci, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.