Girls' name · since 1979
Mikiala
49 babies named Mikiala in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 49
- total births
- 1979–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Mikiala sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 49 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Mikiala recorded 49 times among girls since 1979, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2001.
- 49 total births
- 1979–2001 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mikiala's 49 recorded births place it above 51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Mikiala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikiala splits its recorded history at 1989: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikiala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2001
- Peak year (1985)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Mikiala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mikiala's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mikiala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (51% of all-time use).
Mikiala by state
Where Mikiala concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 10.2% |
5 of 49 births nationwide.
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- Mikiala's decade-level peak was the 1980s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Mikialas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mikiala: Baby Name Since 1979 - 49 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikiala. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mikiala 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 July 2026.