girl's name
Mackayla
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,570
Mackayla is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 71 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Mackayla over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 265 |
| 2000s | 573 |
| 2010s | 400 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 68 |
How popular is Mackayla?
In 2025, Mackayla was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Mackayla is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mackayla
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mackayla also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mackayla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mackayla
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mackayla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mackayla
How popular is the name Mackayla?
In 2025, Mackayla was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Mackayla a girl's or a boy's name?
Mackayla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mackayla most popular?
Mackayla peaked in 1998, when 71 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Mackayla a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mackayla currently ranks #10,439 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.