Mackayla Girl

How popular is Mackayla?

#10,104 girl name in 2025

9 baby girls were named Mackayla in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.

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1,294living people named Mackayla (est.)
20median age of people named Mackayla
1,306babies named Mackayla since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025

Mackayla popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#10,104 for girls (▲ 162 from 2024)
Babies in 20259 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-74% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,231 in 2015, #7,964 in 2020
Peak year1998 (71 girls)
Highest rank#2,063 in 1998
First recorded1992
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

Mackayla counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Makayla family of names ranked #516 for girls in 2025 (#477 the year before), with 565 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Makayla 530 94%
Makaylah 14 2%
Makaila 12 2%
Mackayla 9 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Mackayla by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1990s265#2,063
2000s573#2,209
2010s400#2,670
2020s68#6,409

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Questions

Is Mackayla a boy or girl name?
Mackayla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mackayla were girls.
How popular is the name Mackayla?
9 baby girls were named Mackayla in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
When was Mackayla most popular?
Mackayla peaked in 1998, when 71 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,063 in 1998.
How many people are named Mackayla?
1,306 babies have been named Mackayla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,294 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.

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.