Recorded 1993–2019 Girls' name Peak 1998 251 births

Mikalyn — girls' name

251 babies named Mikalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

251 girls have been named Mikalyn since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

251
total births
1993–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Mikalyn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

20 babies were named Mikalyn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Mikalyn between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mikalyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikalyn 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 251 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.

Mikalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

251

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Mikalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
20
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Mikalyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 54% of Mikalyn's all-time total
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Mikalyn by state

Where Mikalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mikalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.0%
Texas share of Mikalyn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 251 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikalyn?
251 babies have been named Mikalyn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 20 births.
When was Mikalyn most popular?
Mikalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Mikalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Mikalyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mikalyn been used?
Mikalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Mikalyn?
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, 1993–2019 (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.