Is Macayla a boy or girl name?
Macayla was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,189 US babies named Macayla were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,512
- Babies named Macayla since 1984
- 2,189
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Macayla, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,512 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,656 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,832 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,979 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,429 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,213 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,554 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,984 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,362 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,822 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,244 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,068 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,116 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,506 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,220 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,260 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,450 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,319 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,989 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,878 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,780 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,568 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,393 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,352 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,323 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,485 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,548 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,911 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,964 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,622 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,180 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,411 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,327 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,272 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,197 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,436 |
Highest rank
Macayla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,323 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Macayla
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.