Recorded 1989–2017 Girls' name Peak 2006 443 births

Mashayla — girls' name

443 babies named Mashayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1442000s2402010s54

The verdict

443 girls have been named Mashayla since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

443
total births
1989–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mashayla was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mashayla in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mashayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Mashayla between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mashayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mashayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mashayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mashayla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mashayla 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 443 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.

Mashayla at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

443

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

2006

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mashayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
30
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20172011200720031999199519911989 5

Mashayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
240 births that decade — 54% of Mashayla's all-time total
1980s51990s1442000s2402010s54

Mashayla by state

Where Mashayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mashayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 1.1%
Kentucky share of Mashayla's total US births 1.1%

5 of 443 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mashayla?
443 babies have been named Mashayla since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2006 with 30 births.
When was Mashayla most popular?
Mashayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Mashayla most popular?
The top states for the name Mashayla are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Mashayla been used?
Mashayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mashayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mason, Masako, Massiel, Masyn, 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, 1989–2017 (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.