Girls' name · since 1993
Mckala
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 230 babies named Mckala, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 230
- total births
- 1993–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 61%
- born in that decade
Mckala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 230 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Mckala recorded 230 times among girls since 1993, 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 1993 to 2010.
- 230 total births
- 1993–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 61% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mckala's 230 recorded births place it above 75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Mckala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mckala splits its recorded history at 2001: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1993 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mckala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2010
- Peak year (1997)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Mckala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mckala's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Mckala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 140 births (61% of all-time use).
Mckala by state
Where Mckala concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 230 births nationwide.
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- Mckala's decade-level peak was the 1990s (140 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Mckalas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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, 1993–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mckala: Baby Name Since 1993 - 230 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckala. 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 Mckala 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.