Recorded 1993–2010 Girls' name Peak 1997 230 births

Mckala — girls' name

230 babies named Mckala in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

230 girls have been named Mckala since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

230
total births
1993–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Mckala was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mckala in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckala

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Mckala between 1993 and 2010, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mckala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckala 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 230 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.

Mckala at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

230

Since 1993

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1993

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2010

Mckala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1993

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
30
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Mckala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
140 births that decade — 61% of Mckala's all-time total
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Mckala by state

Where Mckala concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mckala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 2.2%
Ohio share of Mckala's total US births 2.2%

5 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckala?
230 babies have been named Mckala since 1993. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 30 births.
When was Mckala most popular?
Mckala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Mckala most popular?
The top states for the name Mckala are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Mckala been used?
Mckala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 18 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Mckala?
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, 1993–2010 (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.