Girls' name · since 1993
Mikhala
127 babies named Mikhala in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
127 girls have been named Mikhala since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhala has been recorded 127 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2007.
- #24,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhala ranks #24,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikhala's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mikhala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikhala's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikhala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2007
- Peak year (1998)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Mikhala by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (77 births, 61% of the file).
1990s was Mikhala's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Mikhala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 77 births (61% of all-time use).
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- Mikhala's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2000s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Mikhala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1993–2007 (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 Mikhala 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.