How Many People Are Named Micayla?
An estimated 2,541 people in the United States have the first name Micayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Micayla peaked in popularity in 1997 with 208 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Micayla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Micayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,541
About 1 in 134,890 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1997
208 births
Total Registered
2,597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Micayla
Micayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,597 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Micayla as a female name
Ranked #9,402 in 2023
11 female births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (208 births)
Micayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Micayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,145 babies were registered. Micayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Micayla by Decade
How has Micayla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Micayla by State
Birth registrations for Micayla span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Alabama, West Virginia, Kansas. On average, about 44 Micaylas were registered per state.
Micayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Micayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Micayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Micayla?
We estimate approximately 2,541 people named Micayla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 134,890 Americans share this first name.
Is Micayla a common name?
Micayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Micayla most popular?
Micayla reached peak popularity in 1997, when 208 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Micayla is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Micayla a female name?
Micayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Micayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Micayla Smith, Micayla Johnson, Micayla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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