Mikalah vs Mikayla

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

Name A

Mikalah

Girl name

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Name B

Mikayla

Girl name · Rank #778

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Metric Mikalah Mikayla
Current Rank Unranked #778
Total Births (all years) 895 56,339
Peak Year 2005 1998
Peak Year Births 321 3,858
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1990 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Mikalah Mikayla
1970ss — 52
1980ss — 736
1990ss 218 18,746
2000ss 600 23,731
2010ss 77 10,755
2020ss — 2,319

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mikalah Mikayla
2014 11 1,041
2015 — 946
2016 — 825
2017 — 796
2018 — 737
2019 — 626
2020 — 551
2021 — 439
2022 — 482
2023 — 485
2024 — 362

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, 1990–2014.

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