US rank #10477 Girls' name Peak 2004 400 births

Mikella — #10477 US girls' name

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.

1970s51980s321990s1072000s1362010s852020s35
#10477
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Mikella

The Social Security Administration has registered 400 babies named Mikella between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikella currently holds the #10477 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikella performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mikella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikella 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 400 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.

Mikella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

400

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2004

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,477

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420192014200820031998199319881979 5

Mikella by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
136 births that decade — 34% of Mikella's all-time total
1970s51980s321990s1072000s1362010s852020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikella?
400 babies have been named Mikella since 1979. It currently ranks #10477 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?
Mikella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.