Micayla vs Michelle

Side-by-side comparison of Micayla and Michelle — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Micayla

Girl name

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Name B

Michelle

Girl name · Rank #409

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Micayla Michelle
Current Rank Unranked #409
Total Births (all years) 2,597 816,510
Peak Year 1997 1969
Peak Year Births 208 34,319
Peak Decade 1990ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1980 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Micayla Michelle
1910ss — 17
1920ss — 97
1930ss — 293
1940ss — 5,693
1950ss — 46,779
1960ss — 208,293
1970ss — 249,130
1980ss 61 154,027
1990ss 1,145 86,532
2000ss 1,011 43,540
2010ss 350 17,358
2020ss 30 4,751

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Micayla Michelle
2014 32 1,751
2015 45 1,706
2016 22 1,562
2017 12 1,429
2018 17 1,249
2019 16 1,144
2020 11 923
2021 8 799
2022 — 827
2023 11 766
2024 — 775
2025 — 661

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2023.

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