Girls' name · since 1934
Miquela
365 babies named Miquela in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
Miquela is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 365 have been recorded since 1934.
Social Security Administration records show Miquela recorded 365 times among girls since 1934, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2009.
- #14,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1934
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miquela ranks #14,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1934, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1934
- 1990s
- peak decade
Miquela's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Miquela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Miquela's full recorded timeline at 1997, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Miquela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2009
- Peak year (1997)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Miquela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Miquela's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Miquela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (53% of all-time use).
Miquela by state
Where Miquela concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 26 | 7.1% |
26 of 365 births nationwide.
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- Miquela's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (193 total births) through the 2000s (124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Mexico records the most Miquelas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Miquela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1934–2009 (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 Miquela 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.