Recorded 1995–2014 Girls' name Peak 1997 161 births

Mikailah — girls' name

161 babies named Mikailah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s942010s30

The verdict

161 girls have been named Mikailah since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

161
total births
1995–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Mikailah was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mikailah in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikailah

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Mikailah between 1995 and 2014, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikailah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikailah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikailah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikailah 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 161 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.

Mikailah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

161

Since 1995

20 years of records

Peak year

1997

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1995

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mikailah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1995

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1997)
16
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
5101520 2014201020072004200119971995 8

Mikailah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 58% of Mikailah's all-time total
1990s372000s942010s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikailah?
161 babies have been named Mikailah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1997 with 16 births.
When was Mikailah most popular?
Mikailah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mikailah been used?
Mikailah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 20 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Mikailah?
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, 1995–2014 (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.