Girls' name · since 1957
Micheala
Micheala has 1,489 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,489
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micheala currently ranks #15206 among girls' names in America, with 1,489 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Micheala recorded 1,489 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #15206 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #5,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,206 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,489 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micheala ranks #5,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,206 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,489 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,489
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Micheala's 1,489 recorded births place it above 92.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Micheala compares
1,489 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Micheala's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Micheala | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,489 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Micheala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Micheala's full recorded timeline at 1995, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Micheala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Micheala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (737 births, 49% of the file).
1990s was Micheala's strongest decade.
737 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Micheala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 36
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 182
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
737 births
- 2000s
2000s
339 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 737 births (49% of all-time use).
How Micheala 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 Micheala's total volume
Micheala by state
Where Micheala concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 69 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 14 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.8% |
69 of 1,489 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Micheala appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Micheala's data
- Micheala's decade-level peak was the 1990s (737 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Michealas (69 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 Micheala: 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 (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Micheala 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.