Girls' name · since 1979
Mckayla
13,225 babies named Mckayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,225
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mckayla is the #3191 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,225 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Mckayla recorded 13,225 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #3191 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #1,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,225 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckayla ranks #1,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,225 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,191 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,225
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mckayla's 13,225 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mckayla compares
13,225 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Mckayla's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mckayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,225 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 769 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mckayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mckayla's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 769, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mckayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 769
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Mckayla popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Mckayla as boys' name)
Mckayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,705 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Mckayla's strongest decade.
5,705 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Mckayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 135
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,944 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,705 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,935 births
- 2020s 501
2020s
501 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,705 births (43% of all-time use).
How Mckayla 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 Mckayla's total volume
Mckayla by state
Where Mckayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,024 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 985 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 655 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 594 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Utah | | 543 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 512 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 500 | 3.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 415 | 3.1% |
1,024 of 13,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Mckayla appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mckayla's data
- Mckayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,705 total births); usage has since declined to 501 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mckaylas (1,024 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mckayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Mckayla 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.