Recorded 1997–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 98 births

Mykaylah — girls' name

98 babies named Mykaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s642010s17
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Mykaylah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mykaylah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mykaylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Mykaylah between 1997 and 2017, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mykaylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykaylah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mykaylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykaylah 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 98 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.

Mykaylah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

98

Since 1997

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1997

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2017

Mykaylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1997

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 201720142010200920082007200620052003200119991997 5

Mykaylah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 65% of Mykaylah's all-time total
1990s172000s642010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykaylah?
98 babies have been named Mykaylah since 1997. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Mykaylah most popular?
Mykaylah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Mykaylah been used?
Mykaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 21 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Mykaylah?
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.

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, 1997–2017 (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.