How Many People Are Named Mikaela?
people named Mikaela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,703 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,719 babies named Mikaela in Social Security records from 1966 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,071 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of MICHAEL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Mikaela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mikaela alive today is about 21 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mikaela first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 1997, to 1,071 babies. In 2025, 241 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mikaela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #273, in 1997. In 2025 it ranked #1,037.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,037 |
| Best rank | #273 (1997) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #385 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mikaela alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mikaela were born in California than in any other state: about 3,297 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mikaela was given 1.8 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in New Mexico and 1.5 times in Arizona.
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