How Many People Are Named Michaila?
An estimated 285 people in the United States have the first name Michaila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Michaila peaked in popularity in 1997 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michaila 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 Michaila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
285
About 1 in 1,202,647 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1997
34 births
Total Registered
292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michaila
Michaila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 292 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Michaila as a female name
Ranked #16,586 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1997 (34 births)
Michaila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michaila span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 202 babies were registered. While Michaila is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Michaila by Decade
How has Michaila 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.
Michaila by State
Michaila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michaila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Michaila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michaila?
We estimate approximately 285 people named Michaila 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 1,202,647 Americans share this first name.
Is Michaila a common name?
Michaila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michaila most popular?
Michaila reached peak popularity in 1997, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michaila is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michaila a female name?
Michaila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michaila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michaila Smith, Michaila Johnson, Michaila 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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