Recorded 1985–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 347 births

Mikeala — girls' name

347 babies named Mikeala in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

347 girls have been named Mikeala since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

347
total births
1985–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mikeala was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

30 babies were named Mikeala in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikeala

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Mikeala between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikeala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikeala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikeala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikeala 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 347 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.

Mikeala at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

347

Since 1985

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1985

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2016

Mikeala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1985

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
30
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Mikeala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
183 births that decade — 53% of Mikeala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikeala?
347 babies have been named Mikeala since 1985. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 30 births.
When was Mikeala most popular?
Mikeala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Mikeala been used?
Mikeala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 32 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Mikeala?
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, 1985–2016 (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.