Girls' name · since 1988
Markayla
Markayla has 2,245 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,245
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markayla currently ranks #7650 among girls' names in America, with 2,245 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Markayla recorded 2,245 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #7650 nationally today, ahead of 56% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #4,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,650 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,245 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Markayla ranks #4,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,650 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,245 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,650 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,245
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Markayla's 2,245 recorded births place it above 93.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Markayla compares
2,245 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Markayla's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Markayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,245 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 134 | 21 | 19,840 |
Markayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markayla's full recorded timeline at 2007, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 134 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 134
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Markayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,174 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Markayla's strongest decade.
1,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Markayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 396
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,174 births
- 2010s
2010s
543 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,174 births (52% of all-time use).
How Markayla 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 Markayla's total volume
Markayla by state
Where Markayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 191 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 161 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 151 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 144 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 123 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 117 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 61 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 40 | 1.8% |
191 of 2,245 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Markayla appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Markayla's data
- Markayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,174 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Markaylas (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Markayla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Markayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Markayla 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.