Girls' name · since 1998

Mckella

16 babies named Mckella in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

16
total births
1998–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

Mckella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1998.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckella has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2002.

  • 16 total births
  • 1998–2002 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mckella's 16 recorded births place it above 32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mckella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mckella's full recorded timeline at 1999, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mckella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 199819992002 5

Mckella by decade

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

1990s was Mckella's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Mckella births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mckella?
Mckella has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1998, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 6 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
When was Mckella most popular?
Mckella was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Mckella been used?
The SSA has tracked Mckella since 1998 -- 5 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Mckella?
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.

What to do with Mckella's data

  • Mckella's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1998–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mckella: Baby Name Since 1998 - 16 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mckella. 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 Mckella 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.