Girls' name · since 1992
Mykela
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 208 babies named Mykela, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
208 girls have been named Mykela since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykela has been recorded 208 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2013.
- #19,435 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykela ranks #19,435 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,435 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mykela's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mykela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mykela's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mykela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2013
- Peak year (1995)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Mykela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Mykela's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Mykela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Mykela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 12 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 Mykela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1992–2013 (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 Mykela 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.