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Mikayla

Girl

Meaning of Mikayla: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Mikayla is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 734th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 980th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#734

364 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#980

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

56,724

First recorded 1970 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 56 babies1986: 62 babies1987: 94 babies1988: 143 babies1989: 261 babies1990: 295 babies19901991: 344 babies1992: 413 babies1993: 928 babies1994: 1,793 babies1995: 2,223 babies1996: 2,284 babies1997: 2,873 babies1998: 3,858 babies1999: 3,735 babies2000: 3,160 babies20002001: 3,014 babies2002: 2,738 babies2003: 2,393 babies2004: 2,170 babies2005: 2,395 babies2006: 2,253 babies2007: 1,852 babies2008: 1,940 babies2009: 1,828 babies2010: 1,722 babies20102011: 1,524 babies2012: 1,339 babies2013: 1,200 babies2014: 1,041 babies2015: 946 babies2016: 826 babies2017: 796 babies2018: 737 babies2019: 627 babies2020: 552 babies20202021: 439 babies2022: 483 babies2023: 488 babies2024: 363 babies2025: 364 babies
US babies named Mikayla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,858.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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