Girls' name · since 1941
Michaella
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 2,309 babies named Michaella, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,309
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Michaella currently ranks #4193 among girls' names in America, with 2,309 babies recorded since 1941.
Michaella has 2,309 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4193 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, 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 1941 to 2025.
- #4,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,309 born since 1941
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michaella ranks #4,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,309 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,309
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Michaella's 2,309 recorded births place it above 94.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Michaella compares
2,309 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Michaella's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Michaella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,309 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 21 | 19,840 |
Michaella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michaella's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 141, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michaella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Michaella by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (924 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Michaella's strongest decade.
924 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Michaella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 219
1980s
219 births
- 1990s
1990s
924 births
- 2000s
2000s
530 births
- 2010s 322
2010s
322 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 924 births (40% of all-time use).
How Michaella 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 Michaella's total volume
Michaella by state
Where Michaella concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 201 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 115 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 102 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 66 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 38 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.3% |
201 of 2,309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Michaella appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michaella's data
- Michaella's decade-level peak was the 1990s (924 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michaellas (201 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michaella: 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 (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Michaella 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.