Girls' name · since 1966
Mikaela
20,719 babies named Mikaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,036 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,719
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikaela currently ranks #1036 among girls' names in America, with 20,719 babies recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaela has been recorded 20,719 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #1036 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #1,044 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,036 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,719 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaela ranks #1,044 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,036 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,719 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,036 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,719
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikaela's 20,719 recorded births place it above 98.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikaela compares
20,719 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Mikaela's all-time total is 55x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikaela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,719 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,071 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mikaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikaela's full recorded timeline at 1997, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 1,071 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 1,071
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Mikaela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,905 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Mikaela's strongest decade.
6,905 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mikaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 172
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 994
1980s
994 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,905 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,577 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,070 births
- 2020s 1,996
2020s
1,996 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,905 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mikaela 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 Mikaela's total volume
Mikaela by state
Where Mikaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,337 | 16.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,977 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,374 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,242 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 725 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 700 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 694 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 585 | 2.8% |
3,337 of 20,719 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Mikaela appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mikaela's data
- Mikaela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,905 total births); usage has since declined to 1,996 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikaelas (3,337 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 Mikaela: 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 (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Mikaela 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.