Girls' name · since 1992
Mkayla
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 454 babies named Mkayla, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 454
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mkayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 454 have been recorded since 1992.
Mkayla has 454 recorded births among girls since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2022.
- #12,554 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 454 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mkayla ranks #12,554 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 454 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,554 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 454
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mkayla's 454 recorded births place it above 82.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mkayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mkayla splits its recorded history at 2007: 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 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mkayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2022
- Peak year (1998)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Mkayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (236 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Mkayla's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Mkayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
236 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 236 births (52% of all-time use).
Mkayla by state
Where Mkayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 10.8% |
49 of 454 births nationwide.
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- Mkayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (236 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mkaylas (49 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mkayla: 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 (~30 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, 1992–2022 (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 Mkayla 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.