Girls' name · peaked in 1998
Mikayla name popularity since 1925
56,724 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mikayla. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Mikayla is about 24 years old in 2026. Mikayla peaked in 1998 as the #82 name for girls, and it ranked #748 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,724
- Named Mikayla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #748
- for girls in 2025 (364 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 56,713 girls · 11 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.13× its national share
Peak year is the year Mikayla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mikayla births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Mikayla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Mikayla became 8.1× more common, from 1 in 6,440 baby girls to 1 in 791.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby girls fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,150 to 1 in 2,150.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mikayla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mikayla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mikayla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 52 | 0 | #8,662 |
| 1980s | 736 | 0 | #1,965 |
| 1990s | 18,746 | 0 | #146 |
| 2000s | 23,732 | 11 | #142 |
| 2010s | 10,758 | 0 | #351 |
| 2020–25 | 2,689 | 0 | #748 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
68.4% of babies named Mikayla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mikayla is most popular
The index compares Mikayla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mikayla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.13× | 426 |
| Hawaii | 1.89× | 332 |
| New Mexico | 1.70× | 528 |
| Arizona | 1.69× | 1,228 |
| Colorado | 1.63× | 1,131 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mikayla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mikayla (this page) | 56,713 | 1998 |
| Mikaela | 20,719 | 1997 |
| Mikala | 4,008 | 1995 |
| Mykayla | 2,699 | 1999 |
| Micayla | 2,597 | 1997 |
| Mikaila | 2,390 | 2001 |
| Mikaylah | 1,523 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mikayla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mikayla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mikayla (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data