Girls' name · since 1986
Michayla
Michayla has 1,399 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,399
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Michayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,399 have been recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michayla has been recorded 1,399 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2022.
- #5,971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,399 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michayla ranks #5,971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,399 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,399
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Michayla's 1,399 recorded births place it above 91.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Michayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Michayla's full recorded timeline at 2005, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Michayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Michayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (581 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Michayla's strongest decade.
581 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Michayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
570 births
- 2000s
2000s
581 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 581 births (42% of all-time use).
How Michayla 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 Michayla's total volume
Michayla by state
Where Michayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 53 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 31 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.8% |
61 of 1,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Michayla appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Michayla's data
- Michayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (581 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Michaylas (61 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Michayla: 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 (~36 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, 1986–2022 (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 Michayla 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.