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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Michayla

Michayla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1580th with 102 babies. More babies were named Michayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Michaela) who is like God? (feminine of Michael) · Hebrew, Latin

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1997102 babies
Total since 1880
1,399babies recorded

What does the name Michayla mean?

Michayla is a spelling of Michaela, pronounced the same way, so it shares Michaela's meaning and origin.

Michaela is a feminine form of Michael. DMNES explains Michael as the Hebrew question "Who is like God?" (mi, who; kə, like; El, God) and records Michaela as its feminine. Michael is one of the archangels. Wiktionary says English Michaela first appeared as an anglicization of Portuguese and Spanish Micaela, and that German took the feminine into general use in the 20th century. US records show it from the 1920s.

מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Who is like God?”)

How sure is this? Well established.

Related names: Michael, Micaela, Mikayla, Michelle, Kayla.

See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.

Sources for this meaning

Michayla popularity since 1880

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Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,7285
2010#4,56732
2000#1,96186
1990#6,73013
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How popular is Michayla, counting every spelling?

Michayla is a spelling of Michaela, a name family that ranked #760 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 362 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Michaela323#8432,200
Michaella34#4,241132
Mikhaila——44

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Michayla?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Michayla are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 29. That makes Michayla mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Michayla by state

How common Michayla was among girls born in each state in 1995–1999, around its peak. In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMI0.02New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMA0.05Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIN0.03Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMO0.07Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesOK0.07Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesFL0.05
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Michayla, girls, 1995–1999. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Michayla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Michayla, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Michayla

What does Michayla mean?

Michayla is a spelling of Michaela, which means “who is like God? (feminine of Michael)” (Hebrew, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.

How popular is the name Michayla?

Michayla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 1580th with 102 babies. More babies were named Michayla in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Is Michayla a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Michayla in the US.

Where was Michayla most popular?

In 1995–1999, Michayla was most common in Missouri (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Ohio.