Mikaela is an established girls' name that peaked in 1997 and has grown less common since.
Mikaela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,037 for girl births in the United States (and #1,969 across all names), given to 241 babies — 298 including U.S. territories. Mikaela first appears in 1966 and peaked in 1997 (1,071 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 241 | 298 | #1,037 |
| 2024 | 268 | 331 | #968 |
| 2023 | 339 | 417 | #820 |
| 2022 | 425 | 508 | #690 |
| 2021 | 363 | 441 | #782 |
| 2020 | 360 | 446 | #759 |
| 2019 | 394 | 494 | #722 |
| 2018 | 432 | 543 | #677 |
| 2017 | 401 | 531 | #717 |
| 2016 | 486 | 650 | #616 |
| 2015 | 486 | 663 | #604 |
| 2014 | 531 | 697 | #577 |
| 2013 | 453 | 575 | #619 |
| 2012 | 497 | 606 | #587 |
| 2011 | 673 | 711 | #452 |
| 2010 | 717 | 747 | #432 |
| 2009 | 601 | 621 | #502 |
| 2008 | 577 | 586 | #534 |
| 2007 | 446 | 451 | #665 |
| 2006 | 450 | 450 | #641 |
| 2005 | 507 | 507 | #568 |
| 2004 | 514 | 514 | #555 |
| 2003 | 513 | 513 | #546 |
| 2002 | 571 | 571 | #490 |
| 2001 | 639 | 639 | #434 |
| 2000 | 759 | 759 | #381 |
| 1999 | 862 | 862 | #349 |
| 1998 | 1,021 | 1,021 | #296 |
| 1997 | 1,071 | — | #273 |
| 1996 | 1,040 | — | #280 |
| 1995 | 838 | — | #324 |
| 1994 | 862 | — | #315 |
| 1993 | 441 | — | #542 |
| 1992 | 253 | — | #798 |
| 1991 | 252 | — | #816 |
| 1990 | 265 | — | #773 |
| 1989 | 204 | — | #902 |
| 1988 | 145 | — | #1,090 |
| 1987 | 136 | — | #1,108 |
| 1986 | 130 | — | #1,121 |
| 1985 | 134 | — | #1,088 |
| 1984 | 63 | — | #1,745 |
| 1983 | 58 | — | #1,830 |
| 1982 | 42 | — | #2,351 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | #2,046 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #2,921 |
| 1979 | 53 | — | #1,968 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,863 |
| 1977 | 19 | — | #3,861 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #2,772 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,288 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,620 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #7,148 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #7,021 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,154 |
| 1970 | 9 | — | #5,671 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,273 |