Recorded 1992–2009 Girls' name Peak 1997 292 births

Michaila — girls' name

292 babies named Michaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, 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

292 girls have been named Michaila since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

292
total births
1992–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Michaila was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

34 babies were named Michaila in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Michaila

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Michaila between 1992 and 2009, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Michaila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Michaila performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Michaila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Michaila in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Michaila 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 292 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.

Michaila at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

292

Since 1992

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1992

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2009

Michaila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1992

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1997)
34
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
010203040 2009200620032000199719941992 5

Michaila by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
202 births that decade — 69% of Michaila's all-time total
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Michaila by state

Where Michaila concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Michaila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
#2 North Carolina
5 1.7%
California share of Michaila's total US births 1.7%
Even split

5 of 292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michaila?
292 babies have been named Michaila since 1992. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1997 with 34 births.
When was Michaila most popular?
Michaila was most popular in the 1990s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Michaila most popular?
The top states for the name Michaila are California (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Michaila been used?
Michaila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 18 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Michaila?
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, 1992–2009 (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.