Girls' name · since 1990
Mykaela
1,116 babies named Mykaela in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykaela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,116 recorded since 1990.
Mykaela has 1,116 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2024.
- #6,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,116 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykaela ranks #6,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,116 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,116
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykaela's 1,116 recorded births place it above 90.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Mykaela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mykaela splits its recorded history at 2008: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 92 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mykaela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Mykaela by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (503 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Mykaela's strongest decade.
503 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mykaela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
396 births
- 2000s
2000s
503 births
- 2010s 183
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 503 births (45% of all-time use).
How Mykaela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mykaela's total volume
Mykaela by state
Where Mykaela concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 97 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 86 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.5% |
97 of 1,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Mykaela appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Mykaela's decade-level peak was the 2000s (503 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mykaelas (97 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mykaela: 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 (~34 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, 1990–2024 (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 Mykaela 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.