Girls' name · since 1970
Mikayla
56,713 babies named Mikayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,713
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mikayla is the #748 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 56,713 recorded since 1970.
Mikayla has 56,713 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #748 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #541 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #748 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 56,713 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikayla ranks #541 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #748 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 56,713 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #541 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #748 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,713
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikayla's 56,713 recorded births place it above 99.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikayla compares
56,713 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Mikayla's all-time total is 151x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56,713 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,858 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mikayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikayla's full recorded timeline at 2000, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 3,858 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikayla popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 3,858
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mikayla popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2004 (Mikayla as boys' name)
Mikayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23,732 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Mikayla's strongest decade.
23,732 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Mikayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 736
1980s
736 births
- 1990s
1990s
18,746 births
- 2000s
2000s
23,732 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,758 births
- 2020s 2,689
2020s
2,689 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23,732 births (42% of all-time use).
How Mikayla 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 Mikayla's total volume
Mikayla by state
Where Mikayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,332 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,373 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,438 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,936 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,339 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,320 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,187 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,039 | 3.6% |
6,332 of 56,713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mikayla appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mikayla's data
- Mikayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23,732 total births); usage has since declined to 2,689 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikaylas (6,332 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mikayla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Mikayla 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.