Girls' name · since 1984
Mikaila
2,390 babies named Mikaila in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,660 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,390
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,390 babies have been named Mikaila since 1984, making it today's #13660 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mikaila recorded 2,390 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #13660 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #4,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,660 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,390 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaila ranks #4,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,660 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,390 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,660 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,390
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikaila's 2,390 recorded births place it above 94.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikaila compares
2,390 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Mikaila's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikaila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,390 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 239 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mikaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikaila splits its recorded history at 2004: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 239 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 239
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Mikaila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,060 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Mikaila's strongest decade.
1,060 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mikaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
847 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,060 births
- 2010s 357
2010s
357 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,060 births (44% of all-time use).
How Mikaila 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 Mikaila's total volume
Mikaila by state
Where Mikaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 292 | 12.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 119 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 109 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 66 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 61 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 53 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 43 | 1.8% |
292 of 2,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Mikaila appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mikaila's data
- Mikaila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,060 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikailas (292 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 Mikaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Mikaila 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.