Recorded 1993–2025 Girls' name Peak 1997 376 births

Mikhayla — girls' name

376 babies named Mikhayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1842000s1472010s402020s5

The verdict

376 girls have been named Mikhayla since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

376
total births
1993–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mikhayla was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

33 babies were named Mikhayla in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikhayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Mikhayla between 1993 and 2025, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikhayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikhayla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 184 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikhayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikhayla 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 376 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.

Mikhayla at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

376

Since 1993

33 years of records

Peak year

1997

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1993

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mikhayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1993

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
33
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Mikhayla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
184 births that decade — 49% of Mikhayla's all-time total
1990s1842000s1472010s402020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikhayla?
376 babies have been named Mikhayla since 1993. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 33 births.
When was Mikhayla most popular?
Mikhayla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 184 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Mikhayla been used?
Mikhayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mikhayla?
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.

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, 1993–2025 (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.