Girls' name · since 1970
Michala
1,545 babies named Michala in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,545
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Michala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,545 recorded since 1970.
Michala has 1,545 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1970 to 2015.
- #5,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,545 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michala ranks #5,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,545 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,591 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,545
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Michala's 1,545 recorded births place it above 92.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Michala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Michala splits its recorded history at 1995: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Michala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2015
- Peak year (1994)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Michala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (876 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Michala's strongest decade.
876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Michala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
876 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s 60
2010s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 876 births (57% of all-time use).
How Michala 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 Michala's total volume
Michala by state
Where Michala concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 63 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 61 | 3.9% |
| #3 | California | | 47 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 3.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 39 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 29 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.4% |
63 of 1,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Michala appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michala's data
- Michala's decade-level peak was the 1990s (876 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Michalas (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1970–2015 (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 Michala 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.