Girls' name · since 1984
Mikhaila
Mikhaila has 522 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
522 girls have been named Mikhaila since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mikhaila has 522 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #11,527 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 522 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhaila ranks #11,527 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 522 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,527 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 522
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikhaila's 522 recorded births place it above 84.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mikhaila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikhaila's full recorded timeline at 2005, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikhaila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mikhaila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (210 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Mikhaila's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mikhaila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
210 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 210 births (40% of all-time use).
How Mikhaila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mikhaila's total volume
Mikhaila by state
Where Mikhaila concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.1% |
28 of 522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikhaila's data
- Mikhaila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikhailas (28 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.
Keep exploring Mikhaila
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikhaila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1984–2024 (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 Mikhaila 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.