Is Mckayla a boy or girl name?
Mckayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 75 girls and 0 boys were named Mckayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,178 US babies named Mckayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,416
- Babies named Mckayla since 1979
- 13,178
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 769 babies
Boys and girls named Mckayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,943 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 5,705 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,934 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 451 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,416 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,689 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,054 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,836 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,593 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,306 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,277 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,150 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 264 | #1,015 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 312 | #880 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 385 | #718 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 400 | #705 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 377 | #733 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 483 | #612 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 437 | #667 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 601 | #511 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 479 | #624 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 506 | #580 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 576 | #516 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,569 | 531 | #536 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 636 | #470 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 639 | #449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 642 | #431 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 658 | #431 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 664 | #419 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 769 | #370 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 665 | #393 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 552 | #454 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 523 | #472 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 366 | #611 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,076 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,561 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,029 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,045 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,237 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,447 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,610 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,425 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,919 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,140 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,639 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,987 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,273 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mckayla reached #12,569 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #370 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mckayla
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.