Feminine dossier · first seen 1985

Mekayla

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak births

118

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen Z

Quick answers about Mekayla

An estimated 1,635 living Americans are named Mekayla.

Mekayla fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Mekayla is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 19 and 29 years old.

Not especially. Mekayla has been declining since its 1998 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1985Peak 19982025

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,665

Mekayla last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 1,665 American girls received the name.

Mekayla peaked in 1998, when 118 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,665 Americans named Mekayla since 1985.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

Living profile

1,645

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age25

Core range19–29

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Flash Flood

A concentrated generational spike rather than a slow classic.