How Many People Are Named Mykaela?
An estimated 1,095 people in the United States have the first name Mykaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Mykaela peaked in popularity in 1998 with 92 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mykaela 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 Mykaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,095
About 1 in 313,018 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1998
92 births
Total Registered
1,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mykaela
Mykaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,116 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mykaela as a female name
Ranked #14,677 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (92 births)
Mykaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mykaela span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 503 babies were registered. Mykaela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mykaela by Decade
How has Mykaela 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.
Mykaela by State
Birth registrations for Mykaela span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Colorado, Ohio, Arizona. On average, about 26 Mykaelas were registered per state.
Mykaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mykaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mykaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mykaela?
We estimate approximately 1,095 people named Mykaela 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 313,018 Americans share this first name.
Is Mykaela a common name?
Mykaela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mykaela most popular?
Mykaela reached peak popularity in 1998, when 92 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mykaela is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mykaela a female name?
Mykaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mykaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mykaela Smith, Mykaela Johnson, Mykaela 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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