Mckayla is an established girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Mckayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,197 for girl births in the United States (and #5,654 across all names), given to 50 babies. Mckayla was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1998 (769 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | #3,197 | — |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | #2,428 | — |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | #2,690 | — |
| 2022 | 110 | 110 | #1,855 | — |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | #2,054 | — |
| 2020 | 107 | 107 | #1,836 | — |
| 2019 | 134 | 134 | #1,594 | — |
| 2018 | 175 | 175 | #1,306 | — |
| 2017 | 185 | 185 | #1,278 | — |
| 2016 | 220 | 220 | #1,148 | — |
| 2015 | 264 | 264 | #1,015 | — |
| 2014 | 312 | 312 | #880 | — |
| 2013 | 385 | 385 | #718 | — |
| 2012 | 400 | 400 | #705 | — |
| 2011 | 377 | 377 | #733 | — |
| 2010 | 483 | 483 | #612 | — |
| 2009 | 437 | 437 | #667 | — |
| 2008 | 601 | 601 | #511 | — |
| 2007 | 479 | 479 | #624 | — |
| 2006 | 506 | 506 | #580 | — |
| 2005 | 576 | 576 | #516 | — |
| 2004 | 536 | 536 | #537 | #12,570 |
| 2003 | 636 | 636 | #470 | — |
| 2002 | 639 | 639 | #449 | — |
| 2001 | 642 | 642 | #431 | — |
| 2000 | 658 | 658 | #431 | — |
| 1999 | 664 | 664 | #419 | — |
| 1998 | 769 | 769 | #370 | — |
| 1997 | 665 | — | #393 | — |
| 1996 | 553 | — | #452 | — |
| 1995 | 523 | — | #472 | — |
| 1994 | 366 | — | #611 | — |
| 1993 | 170 | — | #1,076 | — |
| 1992 | 100 | — | #1,561 | — |
| 1991 | 68 | — | #2,029 | — |
| 1990 | 66 | — | #2,045 | — |
| 1989 | 54 | — | #2,237 | — |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #3,447 | — |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,610 | — |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #6,426 | — |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #8,919 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #6,139 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,639 | — |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #9,986 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #11,273 | — |