Girls' name · since 2000
Mykailah
22 babies named Mykailah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykailah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykailah has been recorded 22 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2015.
- #44,899 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykailah ranks #44,899 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #44,899 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykailah's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mykailah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mykailah's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mykailah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2015
- Peak year (2000)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
22 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 6 births in a single year.
Mykailah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
2000s was Mykailah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Mykailah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Mykailah decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Mykailah's data
- Mykailah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Mykailah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2000–2015 (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 Mykailah 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.
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