Girls' name · since 1980
Micayla
2,597 babies named Micayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,597
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,597 girls have been named Micayla since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Micayla has 2,597 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1980 to 2023.
- #3,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,597 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micayla ranks #3,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,597 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,597
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micayla's 2,597 recorded births place it above 94.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Micayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Micayla's full recorded timeline at 2003, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 208 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Micayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2023
- Peak year (1997)
- 208
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Micayla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,145 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Micayla's strongest decade.
1,145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Micayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,145 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,011 births
- 2010s 350
2010s
350 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,145 births (44% of all-time use).
How Micayla 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 Micayla's total volume
Micayla by state
Where Micayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 218 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 198 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 141 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 95 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 59 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 58 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 49 | 1.9% |
218 of 2,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Micayla appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Micayla's data
- Micayla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,145 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Micaylas (218 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Micayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1980–2023 (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 Micayla 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.