Recorded 1996–2015 Girls' name Peak 2005 260 births

Mckaylah — girls' name

260 babies named Mckaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

260 girls have been named Mckaylah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2015.

260
total births
1996–2015
years on record
2000s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Mckaylah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

20 babies were named Mckaylah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mckaylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Mckaylah between 1996 and 2015, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mckaylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mckaylah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mckaylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mckaylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mckaylah 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 260 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.

Mckaylah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

260

Since 1996

20 years of records

Peak year

2005

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1996

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2015

Mckaylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1996

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2005)
20
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
510152025 20152012200920062003200019971996 8

Mckaylah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
148 births that decade — 57% of Mckaylah's all-time total
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Mckaylah by state

Where Mckaylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mckaylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.9%
Texas share of Mckaylah's total US births 1.9%

5 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckaylah?
260 babies have been named Mckaylah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2005 with 20 births.
When was Mckaylah most popular?
Mckaylah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mckaylah most popular?
The top states for the name Mckaylah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mckaylah been used?
Mckaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 20 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Mckaylah?
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, 1996–2015 (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.