Recorded 1979–2008 Girls' name Peak 1994 373 births

Micala — girls' name

373 babies named Micala in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

373 girls have been named Micala since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

373
total births
1979–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Micala was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

41 babies were named Micala in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Micala

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Micala between 1979 and 2008, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Micala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Micala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Micala shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Micala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Micala in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 373 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Micala at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

373

Since 1979

30 years of records

Peak year

1994

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1979

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2008

Micala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1979

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
41
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Micala by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
227 births that decade — 61% of Micala's all-time total
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Micala by state

Where Micala concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Micala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.6%
Texas share of Micala's total US births 1.6%

6 of 373 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Micala?
373 babies have been named Micala since 1979. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 41 births.
When was Micala most popular?
Micala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Micala most popular?
The top states for the name Micala are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Micala been used?
Micala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 30 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Micala?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.