Girls' name · since 1994
Mcayla
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Mcayla, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
17 girls have been named Mcayla since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mcayla recorded 17 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2000.
- #47,965 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mcayla ranks #47,965 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,965 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mcayla's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mcayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mcayla splits its recorded history at 1995: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mcayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2000
- Peak year (2000)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Mcayla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Mcayla's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Mcayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mcayla's data
- Mcayla's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mcayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1994–2000 (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 Mcayla 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.