Girls' name · since 2002

Michyla

11 babies named Michyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,735 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Michyla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michyla has been recorded 11 times among girls since 2002, 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 2002 to 2004.

  • #53,735 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michyla ranks #53,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#53,735 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Michyla's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% 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.

Michyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Michyla splits its recorded history at 2004: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Michyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 20022004 6

Michyla by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Michyla's strongest decade.

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

Michyla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michyla?
Michyla has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #53,735 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2004. 6 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
Where does Michyla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michyla ranks #53,735 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Michyla most popular?
Michyla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Michyla been used?
The SSA has tracked Michyla since 2002 -- 3 years through the most recent 2004 data.
What names are similar to Michyla?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Michyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2004 (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 Michyla 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.