Girls' name · since 1995
Mikeila
179 babies named Mikeila in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikeila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 179 have been recorded since 1995.
Mikeila has 179 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1995 to 2024.
- #20,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikeila ranks #20,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #20,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikeila's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mikeila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikeila's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikeila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Mikeila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (67 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Mikeila's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mikeila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (37% of all-time use).
Mikeila by state
Where Mikeila concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 179 births nationwide.
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- Mikeila's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (67 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mikeilas (5 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikeila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1995–2024 (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 Mikeila 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.