Girls' name · since 1989
Mykayla
2,699 babies named Mykayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,699
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykayla currently ranks #10366 among girls' names in America, with 2,699 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykayla has been recorded 2,699 times among girls since 1989, currently ranked #10366 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #3,846 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,366 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,699 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykayla ranks #3,846 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,366 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,699 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,846 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,366 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,699
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mykayla's 2,699 recorded births place it above 94.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mykayla compares
2,699 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mykayla's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mykayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,699 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 192 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mykayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mykayla's full recorded timeline at 2007, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 192 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mykayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 192
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Currently ranks #10366 among girls.
2,699 total births across 37 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 192 births in a single year.
Mykayla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,319 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Mykayla's strongest decade.
1,319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mykayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
831 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,319 births
- 2010s 438
2010s
438 births
- 2020s 96
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,319 births (49% of all-time use).
Mykayla decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,319 births
- Runner-up 831 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Mykayla 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 Mykayla's total volume
Mykayla by state
Where Mykayla concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 303 | 11.2% |
| #2 | California | | 183 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 139 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 66 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 55 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 36 | 1.3% |
303 of 2,699 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 11.2% of nationwide
- California 6.8% of nationwide
- Florida 5.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.4% of nationwide
- New York 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 29 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 11.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Mykayla appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mykayla's data
- Mykayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,319 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mykaylas (303 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 Mykayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Mykayla 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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