How Many People Are Named Michayla?
An estimated 1,370 people in the United States have the first name Michayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Michayla peaked in popularity in 1997 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Michayla 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 Michayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,370
About 1 in 250,186 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1997
102 births
Total Registered
1,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Michayla
Michayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,399 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Michayla as a female name
Ranked #13,124 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (102 births)
Michayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Michayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 581 babies were registered. Michayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Michayla by Decade
How has Michayla 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.
Michayla by State
Birth registrations for Michayla span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky. On average, about 19 Michaylas were registered per state.
Michayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Michayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Michayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Michayla?
We estimate approximately 1,370 people named Michayla 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 250,186 Americans share this first name.
Is Michayla a common name?
Michayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Michayla most popular?
Michayla reached peak popularity in 1997, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Michayla is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Michayla a female name?
Michayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Michayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Michayla Smith, Michayla Johnson, Michayla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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