Is Mikaela a boy or girl name?
Mikaela is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 267 girls and 0 boys were named Mikaela, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 20,475 US babies named Mikaela were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #970
- Babies named Mikaela since 1966
- 20,475
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,071 babies
Boys and girls named Mikaela, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 172 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 994 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 6,905 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,577 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,069 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,753 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 267 | #970 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 339 | #819 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 425 | #690 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 362 | #786 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 360 | #759 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 394 | #722 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 432 | #676 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 401 | #717 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 486 | #616 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 486 | #604 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 531 | #576 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 452 | #619 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 497 | #587 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 673 | #452 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 717 | #432 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 601 | #502 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 577 | #534 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 446 | #665 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 450 | #641 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 507 | #568 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 514 | #555 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 513 | #546 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 571 | #490 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 639 | #434 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 759 | #381 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 862 | #349 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #296 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #273 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #280 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 838 | #325 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 862 | #315 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 441 | #542 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 253 | #798 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 252 | #816 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 265 | #773 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 204 | #902 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,090 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,108 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,121 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,088 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,745 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,830 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,351 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,046 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,921 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,968 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,864 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,862 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,773 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,288 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,620 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,148 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,021 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,156 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,671 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,273 |
Highest rank
Mikaela has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #273 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mikaela
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.