Recorded 1994–2006 Girls' name Peak 1997 82 births

Mikahla — girls' name

82 babies named Mikahla in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

82 girls have been named Mikahla since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

82
total births
1994–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Mikahla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mikahla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikahla

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Mikahla between 1994 and 2006, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikahla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikahla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mikahla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikahla 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 82 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.

Mikahla at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

82

Since 1994

13 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1994

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2006

Mikahla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1994

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
46810121416 200620052000199919981997199619951994 6

Mikahla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 76% of Mikahla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikahla?
82 babies have been named Mikahla since 1994. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Mikahla most popular?
Mikahla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mikahla been used?
Mikahla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 13 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Mikahla?
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.

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, 1994–2006 (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.