Recorded 1976–2002 Girls' name Peak 2001 38 births

Mickela — girls' name

38 babies named Mickela in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

38 girls have been named Mickela since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

38
total births
1976–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mickela was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mickela in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mickela

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Mickela between 1976 and 2002, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mickela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mickela performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mickela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mickela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mickela at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

38

Since 1976

27 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1976

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2002

Mickela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1976

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Mickela by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 39% of Mickela's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mickela?
38 babies have been named Mickela since 1976. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Mickela most popular?
Mickela was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Mickela been used?
Mickela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 27 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Mickela?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.