Recorded 1993–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 246 births

Mckaila — girls' name

246 babies named Mckaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s932000s1112010s42

The verdict

246 girls have been named Mckaila since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

246
total births
1993–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mckaila was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

22 babies were named Mckaila in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckaila

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Mckaila between 1993 and 2017, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckaila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckaila performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckaila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckaila 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 246 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.

Mckaila at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

246

Since 1993

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1993

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mckaila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1993

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
22
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
510152025 20172011200820052002199919961993 11

Mckaila by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 45% of Mckaila's all-time total
1990s932000s1112010s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckaila?
246 babies have been named Mckaila since 1993. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 22 births.
When was Mckaila most popular?
Mckaila was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mckaila been used?
Mckaila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 25 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mckaila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mckenzie, Mckenna, Mckayla, Mckinley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2017 (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.