Girls' name · since 1985
Mekayla
1,665 babies named Mekayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,665
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekayla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,665 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Mekayla recorded 1,665 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2024.
- #5,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,665 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mekayla ranks #5,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,665 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,665
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mekayla's 1,665 recorded births place it above 92.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Mekayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mekayla splits its recorded history at 2004: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mekayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mekayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (749 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Mekayla's strongest decade.
749 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mekayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
618 births
- 2000s
2000s
749 births
- 2010s 249
2010s
249 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 749 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mekayla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mekayla's total volume
Mekayla by state
Where Mekayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 105 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 81 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 59 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 40 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 29 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 25 | 1.5% |
105 of 1,665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Mekayla appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Mekayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (749 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mekaylas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mekayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1985–2024 (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 Mekayla 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.