Fun Facts About the Name Mikayla
- More than 56 thousand babies named Mikayla: U.S. records list 56,714 babies given the name Mikayla from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 boys received the name Mikayla - about 1 boy for every 5,155 girls.
What Does the Name Mikayla Mean?
Mikayla is an English feminine given name meaning "Who is like God?" It is a variant spelling of Michaela, the feminine form of Michael. The name comes from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el), which joins מִי (mi, "who"), כְּ (ke, "like"), and אֵל (El, "God"). The Hebrew phrase is a rhetorical question, literally "Who is like God?" The traditional interpretation that it praises God's uniqueness is a customary reading rather than a separate literal meaning. Michaela adapts the masculine Hebrew name for feminine use, and Mikayla is an English respelling of Michaela rather than a separate Hebrew name.
Mikayla Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Mikha'el appears in the Book of Daniel as the name of the archangel Michael, and it continued in Jewish and Christian angelology. It passed into Greek as Μιχαήλ (Mikhaēl) and into Latin as Michael, spreading with Christianity through Europe as a masculine name. The feminine form Michaela developed in European languages, including German Michaela, Italian Michela, and Spanish Micaela. In English, Michaela and its respellings are used as feminine given names. Mikayla represents the same pronunciation with a phonetic English spelling; the k and ay reflect English spelling conventions rather than a different root. Other English spellings such as Makayla and McKayla are variants of the same name.
How Popular is the Name Mikayla?
Mikayla recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1998. Mikayla entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 1998.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #748 | 364 | 0.0226% |
| 2024 | #777 | 362 | 0.0224% |
| 2023 | #614 | 485 | 0.0303% |
| 2022 | #616 | 482 | 0.0294% |
| 2021 | #673 | 439 | 0.0268% |
| 2020 | #546 | 551 | 0.0341% |
| 2019 | #502 | 626 | 0.0373% |
| 2018 | #426 | 737 | 0.0433% |
| 2017 | #394 | 796 | 0.0461% |
| 2016 | #404 | 825 | 0.0466% |
| 2015 | #351 | 946 | 0.0530% |
| 2014 | #320 | 1,041 | 0.0583% |
| 2013 | #268 | 1,200 | 0.0684% |
| 2012 | #240 | 1,338 | 0.0760% |
| 2011 | #206 | 1,524 | 0.0866% |
| 2010 | #181 | 1,722 | 0.0969% |
| 2009 | #179 | 1,828 | 0.0995% |
| 2008 | #171 | 1,940 | 0.1026% |
| 2007 | #182 | 1,852 | 0.0963% |
| 2006 | #154 | 2,253 | 0.1185% |
| 2005 | #142 | 2,395 | 0.1296% |
| 2004 | #156 | 2,159 | 0.1176% |
| 2003 | #138 | 2,393 | 0.1310% |
| 2002 | #124 | 2,738 | 0.1524% |
| 2001 | #109 | 3,014 | 0.1674% |
| 2000 | #108 | 3,159 | 0.1740% |
| 1999 | #85 | 3,735 | 0.2106% |
| 1998 | #82 | 3,858 | 0.2183% |
| 1997 | #112 | 2,873 | 0.1651% |
| 1996 | #143 | 2,284 | 0.1303% |
| 1995 | #146 | 2,223 | 0.1264% |
| 1994 | #168 | 1,793 | 0.1004% |
| 1993 | #296 | 928 | 0.0513% |
| 1992 | #566 | 413 | 0.0224% |
| 1991 | #645 | 344 | 0.0183% |
| 1990 | #711 | 295 | 0.0155% |
| 1989 | #754 | 261 | 0.0142% |
| 1988 | #1,098 | 143 | 0.0080% |
| 1987 | #1,415 | 94 | 0.0054% |
| 1986 | #1,831 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 1985 | #1,965 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1984 | #2,254 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1983 | #3,039 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1982 | #4,861 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #4,463 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #4,664 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #5,004 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #6,233 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,757 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #8,843 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #8,664 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,853 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #6,831 | 11 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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