Recorded 1995–2005 Girls' name Peak 2002 29 births

Mekyla — girls' name

29 babies named Mekyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s18

The verdict

29 girls have been named Mekyla since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.

29
total births
1995–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Mekyla was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mekyla in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Mekyla between 1995 and 2005, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekyla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekyla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mekyla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekyla 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 29 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.

Mekyla at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

29

Since 1995

11 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1995

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2005

Mekyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1995

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20052004200219991995 6

Mekyla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 62% of Mekyla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekyla?
29 babies have been named Mekyla since 1995. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
When was Mekyla most popular?
Mekyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Mekyla been used?
Mekyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 11 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Mekyla?
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, 1995–2005 (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.