Mikaila
Mikaila was the 14358th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 932nd with 239 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,398 places. More babies were named Mikaila in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mikayla) who is like God? (variant of Michaela) · Hebrew, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #14,358 girls, down 5,006 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001239 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,390babies recorded
What does the name Mikaila mean?
Mikaila is a spelling of Mikayla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mikayla's meaning and origin.
Mikayla is a modern spelling of Michaela, which Wiktionary records as of modern usage. Michaela is the feminine of Michael, which DMNES explains as the Hebrew question "Who is like God?" Michael is one of the archangels in the Bible. The spelling with k and y reflects the sound of the name in American English and links it with Kayla. US records show Mikayla from 1970, most common in the late 1990s.
מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Who is like God?”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Michaela, Makayla, Michael, Kayla, Micaela.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mikayla' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michael', DMNES (Durham University)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michaela', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Mikaila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,358 | 6 |
| 2020 | #9,352 | 11 |
| 2010 | #2,830 | 62 |
| 2000 | #1,443 | 128 |
| 1990 | #3,333 | 33 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mikaila, counting every spelling?
Mikaila is a spelling of Mikayla, a name family that ranked #396 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14,358 for Mikaila on its own. Together these spellings went to 836 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikayla | 364 | #748 | 2,137 |
| Mikaela | 241 | #1,037 | 1,636 |
| Micaela | 174 | #1,286 | 1,090 |
| Mykayla | 9 | #10,658 | 79 |
| Mikaella | 14 | #7,763 | 74 |
| Mikaylah | 8 | #11,592 | 69 |
| Mickayla | 8 | #11,590 | 47 |
| Mikaila | 6 | #14,358 | 37 |
| Micaella | 12 | #8,693 | 33 |
| Mykaela | — | — | 29 |
| Mikeila | — | — | 27 |
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 many kids will share the name Mikaila?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikaila (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mikaila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikaila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikaila?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Mikaila are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 29. That makes Mikaila mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mikaila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikaila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikaila
What does Mikaila mean?
Mikaila is a spelling of Mikayla, which means “who is like God? (variant of Michaela)” (Hebrew, American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mikaila?
Mikaila was the 14358th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 932nd with 239 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10,398 places. More babies were named Mikaila in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mikaila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mikaila in the US.