Girls' name · since 1993
Mckaela
299 babies named Mckaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 299
- total births
- 1993–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
299 girls have been named Mckaela since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckaela has been recorded 299 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2017.
- 299 total births
- 1993–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mckaela's 299 recorded births place it above 78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Mckaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckaela splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2017
- Peak year (2010)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mckaela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Mckaela's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mckaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (37% of all-time use).
Mckaela by state
Where Mckaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 299 births nationwide.
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- North Carolina records the most Mckaelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1993–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mckaela: Baby Name Since 1993 - 299 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckaela. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mckaela 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 July 2026.