US rank #7018 Girls' name Peak 2010 661 births

Mikaella — #7018 US girls' name

661 babies named Mikaella in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1132000s1872010s2752020s80
#7018
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mikaella was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

48 babies were named Mikaella in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikaella

The Social Security Administration has registered 661 babies named Mikaella between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikaella currently holds the #7018 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikaella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mikaella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikaella in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikaella 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 661 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.

Mikaella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

661

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2010

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,018

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikaella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
48
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0102030405060 20242019201420092004199919941989 6

Mikaella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
275 births that decade — 42% of Mikaella's all-time total
1980s61990s1132000s1872010s2752020s80

Mikaella by state

Where Mikaella concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mikaella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
63 9.5%
#2 Florida
18 2.7%
#3 Texas
16 2.4%
#4 New York
13 2.0%
California share of Mikaella's total US births 9.5%
Even split

63 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikaella?
661 babies have been named Mikaella since 1989. It currently ranks #7018 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 48 births.
When was Mikaella most popular?
Mikaella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Mikaella most popular?
The top states for the name Mikaella are California (63 births), Florida (18 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Mikaella been used?
Mikaella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikaella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mikayla, Mikaela, Mika, Mikala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.