Girls' name · since 1995
Marcayla
Marcayla has 143 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marcayla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 143 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Marcayla recorded 143 times among girls since 1995, 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 1995 to 2015.
- #23,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcayla ranks #23,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marcayla's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcayla splits its recorded history at 2005: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2015
- Peak year (1999)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Marcayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (75 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Marcayla's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Marcayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Marcayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2010s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1995–2015 (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 Marcayla 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.