Total births
400
Girls' name · since 1979
Mikella
400 babies named Mikella in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10516
- among girls today
- 400
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Mikella is the #10516 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 400 recorded since 1979.
Mikella has 400 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10516 as of the latest data, more common than 41% 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 1979 to 2024.
- #10516 among girls today
- 400 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
- 41% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Mikella is currently the #10516 girls' name in America, more common than 41% of girls - 400 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10516
- among girls today
- 400
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other girls
Mikella vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10516
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 41% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Mikella was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
18 babies were named Mikella in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
How Mikella compares
400 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,726 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
Mikella's all-time total is 5% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikella | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 400 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mikella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikella's full recorded timeline at 2004, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikella at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2004
Current rank
#10,516
Active since
1979
Mikella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Mikella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Mikella's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mikella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 136 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mikella? ▼
400 babies have been named Mikella since 1979. It currently ranks #10516 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 18 births.
When was Mikella most popular? ▼
Mikella was most popular in the 2000s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Mikella been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mikella since 1979 -- 46 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Mikella? ▼
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.
What to do with Mikella's data
- Mikella's decade-level peak was the 2000s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mikella
Nearby Names Like Mikella
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mikella
Mikayla Girl
#779 56,713 births
Mikaela Girl
#969 20,719 births
Mika Girl
#1537 6,752 births
Mikala Girl
4,008 births
Mikaila Girl
2,390 births
Compare Mikella side by side: Mikella vs Mikayla Mikella vs Mikaela Mikella vs Mika
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mikella: #10516 Girls' Name - 400 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikella. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mikella 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 July 2026.