How Many People Are Named Mikalah?
An estimated 879 people in the United States have the first name Mikalah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Mikalah peaked in popularity in 2005 with 321 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikalah 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 Mikalah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
879
About 1 in 389,937 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2005
321 births
Total Registered
895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikalah
Mikalah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 895 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mikalah as a female name
Ranked #9,955 in 2014
11 female births in 2014
Peak: 2005 (321 births)
Mikalah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikalah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 600 babies were registered. Mikalah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mikalah by Decade
How has Mikalah 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.
Mikalah by State
Birth registrations for Mikalah span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oklahoma, New Jersey. On average, about 13 Mikalahs were registered per state.
Mikalah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikalah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mikalah
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mikalah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikalah?
We estimate approximately 879 people named Mikalah 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 389,937 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikalah a common name?
Mikalah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikalah most popular?
Mikalah reached peak popularity in 2005, when 321 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikalah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikalah a female name?
Mikalah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikalah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikalah Smith, Mikalah Johnson, Mikalah 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me