Girls' name · since 1988
Mekala
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 181 babies named Mekala, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 181
- total births
- 1988–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 54%
- born in that decade
181 girls have been named Mekala since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekala has been recorded 181 times among girls since 1988, 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 1988 to 2007.
- 181 total births
- 1988–2007 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 54% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mekala's 181 recorded births place it above 71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mekala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mekala's full recorded timeline at 1998, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mekala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2007
- Peak year (1998)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Mekala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Mekala's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mekala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 97 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Mekala's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2000s (68) -- 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, 1988–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mekala: Baby Name Since 1988 - 181 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mekala. 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 Mekala 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.