Recorded 1997–2011 Girls' name Peak 2005 145 births

Mykalah — girls' name

145 babies named Mykalah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s342000s1052010s6
2000s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Mykalah was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

26 babies were named Mykalah in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mykalah

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Mykalah between 1997 and 2011, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mykalah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykalah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mykalah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mykalah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykalah 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 145 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.

Mykalah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

145

Since 1997

15 years of records

Peak year

2005

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1997

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2011

Mykalah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1997

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
26
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
051015202530 2011200820062004200119991997 6

Mykalah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
105 births that decade — 72% of Mykalah's all-time total
1990s342000s1052010s6

Mykalah by state

Where Mykalah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mykalah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.4%
Texas share of Mykalah's total US births 3.4%

5 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykalah?
145 babies have been named Mykalah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 26 births.
When was Mykalah most popular?
Mykalah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mykalah most popular?
The top states for the name Mykalah are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Mykalah been used?
Mykalah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 15 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Mykalah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myka, Mykayla, Mykah, Mykala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1997–2011 (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.