Mckayla Girl

How popular is Mckayla?

#3,167 girl name in 2025

50 baby girls were named Mckayla in the US in 2025, making it the 3167th most popular girl name.

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13,094living people named Mckayla (est.)
23median age of people named Mckayla
13,230babies named Mckayla since 1880
1 in 66,307US babies born in 2025

Mckayla popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,167 for girls (▼ 754 from 2024)
Babies in 202550 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-81% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,014 in 2015, #1,830 in 2020
Peak year1998 (769 girls)
Highest rank#370 in 1998
First recorded1979
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Mckayla is most popular

Babies named Mckayla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 girls)
  2. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 girls)
  3. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 girls)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)

Mckayla by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1970s5#10,208
1980s135#2,217
1990s3,944#370
2000s5,705#429
2010s2,935#611
2020s501#1,830

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Questions

Is Mckayla a boy or girl name?
Mckayla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mckayla were girls.
How popular is the name Mckayla?
50 baby girls were named Mckayla in the US in 2025, making it the 3167th most popular girl name.
When was Mckayla most popular?
Mckayla peaked in 1998, when 769 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #370 in 1998.
How many people are named Mckayla?
13,230 babies have been named Mckayla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
Where is Mckayla most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Mckayla was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.