How Many People Are Named Michala?
An estimated 1,498 people in the United States have the first name Michala. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Michala peaked in popularity in 1994 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michala 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 Michala paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,498
About 1 in 228,808 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1994
144 births
Total Registered
1,545
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michala
Michala is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,545 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Michala as a female name
Ranked #15,775 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1994 (144 births)
Michala: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michala span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 876 babies were registered. Michala has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michala by Decade
How has Michala 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.
Michala by State
Birth registrations for Michala span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Washington, Minnesota, Louisiana. On average, about 22 Michalas were registered per state.
Michala + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michala as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Michala
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Michala: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michala?
We estimate approximately 1,498 people named Michala 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 228,808 Americans share this first name.
Is Michala a common name?
Michala is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,545 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michala most popular?
Michala reached peak popularity in 1994, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michala is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michala a female name?
Michala is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michala Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michala Smith, Michala Johnson, Michala 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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