Girls' name · since 1988
Mikhaela
Mikhaela has 377 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikhaela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 377 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhaela has been recorded 377 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #14,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 377 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhaela ranks #14,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 377 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 377
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikhaela's 377 recorded births place it above 80.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mikhaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikhaela's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikhaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Mikhaela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Mikhaela's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mikhaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (34% of all-time use).
Mikhaela by state
Where Mikhaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.9% |
11 of 377 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mikhaela's data
- Mikhaela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikhaelas (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mikhaela: 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 (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Mikhaela 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.