Feminine dossier · first seen 1985

Mekayla

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mekayla
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

118

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1985Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

94.1%

2024

All-time

1,665

Mekayla is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 118 girls were named Mekayla.

In 2024, only 7 girls were given the name.

Down 94.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,665 Americans have been named Mekayla and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1985.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

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