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.
- #49,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak 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.
- #49,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mckella ranks #49,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #49,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mckella's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Mckella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
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.
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mckella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1998–2002 (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 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 August 2026.