Recorded 1995–2015 Girls' name Peak 1999 143 births

Marcayla — girls' name

143 babies named Marcayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s752010s32

The verdict

143 girls have been named Marcayla since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

143
total births
1995–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

1999
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marcayla in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Marcayla between 1995 and 2015, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marcayla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcayla 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 143 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.

Marcayla at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

143

Since 1995

21 years of records

Peak year

1999

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1995

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2015

Marcayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1995

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1999)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2015201020072004200019971995 8

Marcayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75 births that decade — 52% of Marcayla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcayla?
143 babies have been named Marcayla since 1995. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1999 with 13 births.
When was Marcayla most popular?
Marcayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Marcayla been used?
Marcayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 21 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Marcayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1995–2015 (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.