The first name Mckayla
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Mckayla, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 17 births (#1,653).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mckayla with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mckayla at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 50 girls born in the United States were named Mckayla, the 3,197th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 769 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Mackayla
Famous people named Mckayla
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- McKayla MaroneyAmerican artistic gymnast, born 1995
Questions
- What does the name Mckayla mean?
- Modern variant of Michaela, influenced by Mc-.
- How popular is the name Mckayla?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Mckayla, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2010, with 17 births.
- Is Mckayla a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,230 US babies named Mckayla since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mckayla most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 769 babies were named Mckayla, its highest rank at 370th.
- What name is Mckayla a form of?
- Mckayla is a form of Michaela.
- What are other spellings of Mckayla?
- Mackayla.