Mikayla is an established girls' name that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Mikayla is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #748 for girl births in the United States (and #1,473 across all names), given to 364 babies — 369 including U.S. territories. Mikayla was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1998 (3,858 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 364 | 369 | #748 | — |
| 2024 | 363 | 363 | #778 | — |
| 2023 | 488 | 488 | #613 | — |
| 2022 | 483 | 488 | #616 | — |
| 2021 | 439 | 439 | #673 | — |
| 2020 | 552 | 552 | #544 | — |
| 2019 | 627 | 627 | #502 | — |
| 2018 | 737 | 743 | #426 | — |
| 2017 | 796 | 804 | #394 | — |
| 2016 | 826 | 834 | #403 | — |
| 2015 | 946 | 946 | #351 | — |
| 2014 | 1,041 | 1,047 | #320 | — |
| 2013 | 1,200 | 1,200 | #268 | — |
| 2012 | 1,339 | 1,346 | #241 | — |
| 2011 | 1,524 | 1,524 | #206 | — |
| 2010 | 1,722 | 1,722 | #181 | — |
| 2009 | 1,828 | 1,833 | #179 | — |
| 2008 | 1,940 | 1,946 | #171 | — |
| 2007 | 1,852 | 1,864 | #182 | — |
| 2006 | 2,253 | 2,253 | #154 | — |
| 2005 | 2,395 | 2,395 | #142 | — |
| 2004 | 2,170 | 2,175 | #156 | #6,831 |
| 2003 | 2,393 | 2,393 | #138 | — |
| 2002 | 2,738 | 2,738 | #124 | — |
| 2001 | 3,014 | 3,014 | #109 | — |
| 2000 | 3,160 | 3,165 | #108 | — |
| 1999 | 3,735 | 3,735 | #85 | — |
| 1998 | 3,858 | 3,858 | #82 | — |
| 1997 | 2,873 | — | #112 | — |
| 1996 | 2,284 | — | #143 | — |
| 1995 | 2,223 | — | #146 | — |
| 1994 | 1,793 | — | #168 | — |
| 1993 | 928 | — | #296 | — |
| 1992 | 413 | — | #566 | — |
| 1991 | 344 | — | #645 | — |
| 1990 | 295 | — | #711 | — |
| 1989 | 261 | — | #754 | — |
| 1988 | 143 | — | #1,098 | — |
| 1987 | 94 | — | #1,415 | — |
| 1986 | 62 | — | #1,831 | — |
| 1985 | 56 | — | #1,965 | — |
| 1984 | 44 | — | #2,254 | — |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #3,039 | — |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,861 | — |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #4,464 | — |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #4,664 | — |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,003 | — |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #6,234 | — |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,757 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,843 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,662 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,853 | — |