Girls' name · since 1895
Micaela
14,977 babies named Micaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,287 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,977
- born since 1895
- 1990s
- peak decade
14,977 babies have been named Micaela since 1895, making it today's #1287 girls' name.
Micaela has 14,977 recorded births among girls since 1895, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1287 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2025.
- #1,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,287 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,977 born since 1895
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micaela ranks #1,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,287 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,977 born since 1895, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,287 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,977
- born since 1895
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micaela's 14,977 recorded births place it above 98.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Micaela compares
14,977 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Micaela's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Micaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,977 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 585 | 21 | 19,840 |
Micaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Micaela splits its recorded history at 1965: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 585 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Micaela popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 585
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Micaela popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1987 (Micaela as boys' name)
Micaela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,359 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Micaela's strongest decade.
4,359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Micaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 34
1900s
34 births
- 1910s 160
1910s
160 births
- 1920s 343
1920s
343 births
- 1930s 233
1930s
233 births
- 1940s 281
1940s
281 births
- 1950s 289
1950s
289 births
- 1960s 262
1960s
262 births
- 1970s 586
1970s
586 births
- 1980s 1,675
1980s
1,675 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,359 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,106 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,320 births
- 2020s 1,322
2020s
1,322 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,359 births (29% of all-time use).
How Micaela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Micaela's total volume
Micaela by state
Where Micaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,650 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,631 | 17.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 899 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 701 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 566 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 413 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 388 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 351 | 2.3% |
2,650 of 14,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Micaela appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Micaela's data
- Micaela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,359 total births); usage has since declined to 1,322 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Micaelas (2,650 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Micaela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Micaela draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.