Unisex name · since 1977
Mccall
1,137 babies named Mccall in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,137
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,137 babies have been named Mccall since 1977, making it today's #5026 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccall has been recorded 1,137 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #5026 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,026 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,137 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mccall ranks #6,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,026 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,137 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,137
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mccall's 1,137 recorded births place it above 90.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Mccall compares
1,137 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Mccall's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mccall | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,137 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mccall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mccall's full recorded timeline at 2002, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mccall popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Mccall popularity over time - boys
134 total births recorded since 1991 (Mccall as boys' name)
Mccall by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (439 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Mccall's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mccall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
439 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 439 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mccall 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 Mccall's total volume
Mccall by state
Where Mccall concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 310 | 27.3% |
| #2 | California | | 43 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
310 of 1,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Mccall's data
- Mccall's decade-level peak was the 1990s (439 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Mccalls (310 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
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 Mccall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Mccall 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.