Recorded 1997–2013 Girls' name Peak 2010 79 births

Micaylah — girls' name

79 babies named Micaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 girls have been named Micaylah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2013.

79
total births
1997–2013
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Micaylah was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Micaylah in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Micaylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Micaylah between 1997 and 2013, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Micaylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Micaylah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Micaylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Micaylah 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 79 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.

Micaylah at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

79

Since 1997

17 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1997

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2013

Micaylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1997

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Micaylah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 49% of Micaylah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Micaylah?
79 babies have been named Micaylah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2010 with 12 births.
When was Micaylah most popular?
Micaylah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Micaylah been used?
Micaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 17 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Micaylah?
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.

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, 1997–2013 (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.