Girls' name · since 1998

Mikailyn

10 babies named Mikailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

10
total births
1998–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade

10 girls have been named Mikailyn since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Mikailyn has 10 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2012.

  • 10 total births
  • 1998–2012 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 50% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Mikailyn's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mikailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mikailyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births).

Mikailyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
5
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
5 19982012 5

Mikailyn by decade

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

1990s was Mikailyn's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Mikailyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikailyn?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 10 babies named Mikailyn. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1998, with 5 births.
When was Mikailyn most popular?
Mikailyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Mikailyn been used?
Mikailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 15 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Mikailyn?
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.

What to do with Mikailyn's data

  • Mikailyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1998–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mikailyn: Baby Name Since 1998 - 10 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikailyn. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mikailyn 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 July 2026.