Recorded 1979–2001 Girls' name Peak 1985 49 births

Mikiala — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Mikiala since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

49
total births
1979–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Mikiala was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mikiala in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikiala

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Mikiala between 1979 and 2001, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikiala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikiala performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikiala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mikiala in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikiala 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 49 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.

Mikiala at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

49

Since 1979

23 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1979

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2001

Mikiala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1979

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20011993199119891986198519841979 5

Mikiala by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 51% of Mikiala's all-time total
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Mikiala by state

Where Mikiala concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mikiala
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
5 10.2%
Hawaii share of Mikiala's total US births 10.2%

5 of 49 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikiala?
49 babies have been named Mikiala since 1979. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Mikiala most popular?
Mikiala was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Mikiala most popular?
The top states for the name Mikiala are Hawaii (5 births).
How long has the name Mikiala been used?
Mikiala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 23 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Mikiala?
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, 1979–2001 (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.