Recorded 2000–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 141 births

Mikayah — girls' name

141 babies named Mikayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

141 girls have been named Mikayah since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

141
total births
2000–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Mikayah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

13 babies were named Mikayah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 141 babies named Mikayah between 2000 and 2017, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikayah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mikayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikayah 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 141 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.

Mikayah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

141

Since 2000

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2000

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mikayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2000

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 2017201420112008200520022000 9

Mikayah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 65% of Mikayah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikayah?
141 babies have been named Mikayah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 13 births.
When was Mikayah most popular?
Mikayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Mikayah been used?
Mikayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 18 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mikayah?
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, 2000–2017 (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.