Mikaylah
Mikaylah was the 11592nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1386th with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,124 places. More babies were named Mikaylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mikayla) who is like God? (variant of Michaela) · Hebrew, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #11,592 girls, down 6,625 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,523babies recorded
What does the name Mikaylah mean?
Mikaylah 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)
Mikaylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,592 | 8 |
| 2020 | #4,967 | 26 |
| 2010 | #2,377 | 80 |
| 2000 | #2,585 | 58 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mikaylah, counting every spelling?
Mikaylah is a spelling of Mikayla, a name family that ranked #396 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,592 for Mikaylah 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 Mikaylah?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikaylah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mikaylah 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikaylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikaylah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Mikaylah are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 24. That makes Mikaylah 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.
Mikaylah by state
How common Mikaylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mikaylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikaylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mikaylah
What does Mikaylah mean?
Mikaylah 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 Mikaylah?
Mikaylah was the 11592nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1386th with 156 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,124 places. More babies were named Mikaylah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mikaylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mikaylah in the US.
Where is Mikaylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikaylah was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).