Mekayla
#5,051 most common girls' name of all time · #8,559 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1985–2024
Rank among girls
#5,051
Rank overall
#8,559 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
36 of 146
All-time
1,665
Since 2016
69
Peak year
1998 #1,456
Best rank
#1,456 1998
Girls
Boys
peak 118/yr
Mekayla first appears in 1985. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,599 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,584 |
| 2019 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,213 |
| 2018 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,581 |
| 2017 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,021 |
| 2016 | 21 | — | 21 | #6,071 |
| 2015 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,936 |
| 2014 | 28 | — | 28 | #4,958 |
| 2013 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,239 |
| 2012 | 33 | — | 33 | #4,450 |
| 2011 | 38 | — | 38 | #3,970 |
| 2010 | 49 | — | 49 | #3,342 |
| 2009 | 52 | — | 52 | #3,226 |
| 2008 | 51 | — | 51 | #3,306 |
| 2007 | 59 | — | 59 | #3,011 |
| 2006 | 69 | — | 69 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 70 | — | 70 | #2,497 |
| 2004 | 77 | — | 77 | #2,281 |
| 2003 | 94 | — | 94 | #1,942 |
| 2002 | 85 | — | 85 | #2,045 |
| 2001 | 101 | — | 101 | #1,775 |
| 2000 | 91 | — | 91 | #1,884 |
| 1999 | 106 | — | 106 | #1,595 |
| 1998 | 118 | — | 118 | #1,456 |
| 1997 | 85 | — | 85 | #1,782 |
| 1996 | 70 | — | 70 | #2,011 |
| 1995 | 71 | — | 71 | #1,952 |
| 1994 | 81 | — | 81 | #1,797 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | 39 | #3,046 |
| 1992 | 25 | — | 25 | #4,226 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,351 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,798 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,496 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,468 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,698 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,271 |