Mikaela Girl
How popular is Mikaela?
#1,034 girl name in 2025
241 baby girls were named Mikaela in the US in 2025, making it the 1034th most popular girl name.
Mikaela popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,034 for girls (▼ 66 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 241 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #604 in 2015, #755 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1997 (1,071 girls) |
| Highest rank | #273 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mikaela counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mikaela family of names ranked #627 for girls in 2025 (#569 the year before), with 441 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mikaela | 241 | 55% |
| Micaela | 174 | 39% |
| Mikaella | 14 | 3% |
| Micaella | 12 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mikaela is most popular
Babies named Mikaela per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 1.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (84 girls)
- Connecticut: 0.4 per 1,000 (26 girls)
- Florida: 0.4 per 1,000 (182 girls)
- New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (150 girls)
Mikaela by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1970s | 172 | #1,952 |
| 1980s | 994 | #898 |
| 1990s | 6,905 | #273 |
| 2000s | 5,577 | #379 |
| 2010s | 5,070 | #431 |
| 2020s | 1,996 | #689 |
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Questions
- Is Mikaela a boy or girl name?
- Mikaela is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mikaela were girls.
- How popular is the name Mikaela?
- 241 baby girls were named Mikaela in the US in 2025, making it the 1034th most popular girl name.
- When was Mikaela most popular?
- Mikaela peaked in 1997, when 1,071 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #273 in 1997.
- How many people are named Mikaela?
- 20,719 babies have been named Mikaela in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,491 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Mikaela most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mikaela was most common in Hawaii, at 1.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.