Girls' name · since 1992
Mackayla
Mackayla has 1,306 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,306
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackayla currently ranks #10396 among girls' names in America, with 1,306 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Mackayla recorded 1,306 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #10396 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #6,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,396 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,306 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mackayla ranks #6,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,396 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,306 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,263 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,396 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,306
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mackayla's 1,306 recorded births place it above 91.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mackayla compares
1,306 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mackayla's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mackayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,306 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mackayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mackayla splits its recorded history at 2009: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1992 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mackayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Mackayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (573 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Mackayla's strongest decade.
573 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mackayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
265 births
- 2000s
2000s
573 births
- 2010s
2010s
400 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 573 births (44% of all-time use).
How Mackayla 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 Mackayla's total volume
Mackayla by state
Where Mackayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 79 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 3.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 40 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 32 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
79 of 1,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Mackayla appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mackayla's data
- Mackayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (573 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mackaylas (79 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mackayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Mackayla 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.