Girls' name · since 1993
Mikaylah
1,523 babies named Mikaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,523
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,523 babies have been named Mikaylah since 1993, making it today's #11323 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mikaylah recorded 1,523 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #11323 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #5,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,323 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,523 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikaylah ranks #5,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,323 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,523 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,643 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,323 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,523
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikaylah's 1,523 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mikaylah compares
1,523 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Mikaylah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikaylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,523 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mikaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikaylah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 156 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikaylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Mikaylah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (783 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Mikaylah's strongest decade.
783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mikaylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 250
1990s
250 births
- 2000s
2000s
783 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 783 births (51% of all-time use).
How Mikaylah 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 Mikaylah's total volume
Mikaylah by state
Where Mikaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 86 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 48 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 46 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 34 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 27 | 1.8% |
170 of 1,523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Mikaylah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mikaylah's data
- Mikaylah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (783 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikaylahs (170 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Mikaylah 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.