Girls' name · since 1996

Micheyla

Micheyla has 14 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

14
total births
1996–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

14 girls have been named Micheyla since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Micheyla has been recorded 14 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 1998.

  • 14 total births
  • 1996–1998 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Micheyla's 14 recorded births place it above 30% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Micheyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Micheyla splits its recorded history at 1998: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Micheyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1998

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
45678910 19961998 9

Micheyla by decade

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

1990s was Micheyla's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Micheyla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Micheyla?
Micheyla has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 9 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Micheyla most popular?
Micheyla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Micheyla been used?
Micheyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 3 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Micheyla?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1996–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Micheyla: Baby Name Since 1996 - 14 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/micheyla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Micheyla 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 July 2026.