How Many People Are Named Mikela?
An estimated 776 people in the United States have the first name Mikela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Mikela peaked in popularity in 1994 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikela 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 Mikela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
776
About 1 in 441,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1994
51 births
Total Registered
797
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikela
Mikela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 797 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mikela as a female name
Ranked #11,837 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1994 (51 births)
Mikela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikela span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 324 babies were registered. Mikela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mikela by Decade
How has Mikela 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.
Mikela by State
Birth registrations for Mikela span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Hawaii, New York. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 12 Mikelas were registered per state.
Mikela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mikela
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mikela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikela?
We estimate approximately 776 people named Mikela 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 441,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikela a common name?
Mikela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 797 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikela most popular?
Mikela reached peak popularity in 1994, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikela is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikela a female name?
Mikela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikela Smith, Mikela Johnson, Mikela 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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