Recorded 1992–2009 Girls' name Peak 1997 105 births

Mekaela — girls' name

105 babies named Mekaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

105 girls have been named Mekaela since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

105
total births
1992–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mekaela in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekaela

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Mekaela between 1992 and 2009, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekaela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekaela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mekaela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekaela 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 105 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.

Mekaela at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

105

Since 1992

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1992

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2009

Mekaela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1992

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Mekaela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 57% of Mekaela's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekaela?
105 babies have been named Mekaela since 1992. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Mekaela most popular?
Mekaela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mekaela been used?
Mekaela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 18 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Mekaela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekayla, Mekenzie, Meka, Meklit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–2009 (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.