Mackayla

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Mackayla was most popular in 1998, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,507 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,306 people named Mackayla.

Most popular in1998

Rank that year#3,507

Births that year71

Total since 18801,306

Given to100% girls

Mackayla over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mackayla’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mackayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mackayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,306 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mackayla

Where Mackayla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org