Recorded 1992–2019 Girls' name Peak 1994 223 births

Michaelah — girls' name

223 babies named Michaelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, 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

223 girls have been named Michaelah since 1992, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

223
total births
1992–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Michaelah was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Michaelah in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Michaelah between 1992 and 2019, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Michaelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaelah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Michaelah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaelah 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 223 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.

Michaelah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

223

Since 1992

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1992

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2019

Michaelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1992

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
46810121416 2019201320082004200019961992 5

Michaelah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 38% of Michaelah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaelah?
223 babies have been named Michaelah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Michaelah most popular?
Michaelah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Michaelah been used?
Michaelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 28 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Michaelah?
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, 1992–2019 (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.