How Many People Are Named Mikaya?
An estimated 487 people in the United States have the first name Mikaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mikaya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikaya 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 Mikaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
487
About 1 in 703,808 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2003
34 births
Total Registered
495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikaya
Mikaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 495 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mikaya as a female name
Ranked #11,761 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (34 births)
Mikaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 254 babies were registered. Mikaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mikaya by Decade
How has Mikaya 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.
Mikaya by State
Mikaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mikaya
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Mikaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikaya?
We estimate approximately 487 people named Mikaya 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 703,808 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikaya a common name?
Mikaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikaya most popular?
Mikaya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikaya is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikaya a female name?
Mikaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikaya Smith, Mikaya Johnson, Mikaya 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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