Girls' name · since 1985
Mecaela
10 babies named Mecaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 1985–2002
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Mecaela since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mecaela recorded 10 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2002.
- 10 total births
- 1985–2002 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mecaela's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mecaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mecaela's full recorded timeline at 2002, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births.
Mecaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2002
- Peak year (1985)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Mecaela by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mecaela's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Mecaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Mecaela's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 1985–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mecaela: Baby Name Since 1985 - 10 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mecaela. 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 Mecaela 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.