How Many People Are Named Mykayla?
An estimated 2,640 people in the United States have the first name Mykayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Mykayla peaked in popularity in 1999 with 192 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mykayla 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 Mykayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,640
About 1 in 129,831 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
192 births
Total Registered
2,689
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mykayla
Mykayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,689 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mykayla as a female name
Ranked #10,000 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (192 births)
Mykayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mykayla span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,319 babies were registered. Mykayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mykayla by Decade
How has Mykayla 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.
Mykayla by State
Birth registrations for Mykayla span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 41 Mykaylas were registered per state.
Mykayla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mykayla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mykayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mykayla?
We estimate approximately 2,640 people named Mykayla 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 129,831 Americans share this first name.
Is Mykayla a common name?
Mykayla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,689 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mykayla most popular?
Mykayla reached peak popularity in 1999, when 192 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mykayla is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mykayla a female name?
Mykayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mykayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mykayla Smith, Mykayla Johnson, Mykayla 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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