Recorded 1980–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 2,597 births

Micayla — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

2,597 girls have been named Micayla since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

2,597
total births
1980–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Micayla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

208 babies were named Micayla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Micayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,597 babies named Micayla between 1980 and 2023, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Micayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 208 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Micayla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Micayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 218 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Micayla in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Micayla 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 2,597 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.

Micayla at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,597

Since 1980

44 years of records

Peak year

1997

208 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1980

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2023

Micayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1980

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
208
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Micayla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,145 births that decade — 44% of Micayla's all-time total
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Micayla by state

Where Micayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Micayla
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%
California share of Micayla's total US births 8.4%
Even split

218 of 2,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Micayla appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Micayla?
2,597 babies have been named Micayla since 1980. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 208 births.
When was Micayla most popular?
Micayla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,145 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Micayla most popular?
The top states for the name Micayla are California (218 births), Texas (198 births), Florida (141 births).
How long has the name Micayla been used?
Micayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 44 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Micayla?
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, 1980–2023 (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.