Is Mikala a boy or girl name?
Mikala was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 4,018 US babies named Mikala were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mikala since 1967
- 4,018
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 329 babies
Boys and girls named Mikala, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1990s | 10 | 2,103 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,171 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,797 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,058 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,028 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,991 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,028 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,166 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,595 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,962 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,539 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,949 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,788 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,584 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,069 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,285 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,712 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,039 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,120 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,714 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,584 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,576 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,286 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,032 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 232 | #911 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 296 | #739 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,274 | 301 | #716 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 288 | #732 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,819 | 324 | #661 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 287 | #727 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,128 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,727 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,126 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,046 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,612 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,066 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,181 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,659 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,388 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,487 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,632 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,649 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,308 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,448 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,003 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,721 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,832 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,768 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,674 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,343 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,012 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,852 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,036 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,541 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikala reached #9,819 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #661 in 1995. 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 Mikala
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.