Is Mikayla a boy or girl name?
Mikayla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 362 girls and 0 boys were named Mikayla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 56,350 US babies named Mikayla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #777
- Babies named Mikayla since 1970
- 56,350
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 3,858 babies
Boys and girls named Mikayla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 736 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 18,746 | 100% |
| 2000s | 11 | 23,731 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,755 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,319 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 362 | #777 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 485 | #614 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 482 | #616 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 439 | #673 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 551 | #546 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 626 | #502 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 737 | #426 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 796 | #394 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 825 | #404 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 946 | #351 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #320 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,200 | #268 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,338 | #240 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,524 | #206 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,722 | #181 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,828 | #179 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,940 | #171 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,852 | #182 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,253 | #154 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 2,395 | #142 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,831 | 2,159 | #156 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,393 | #138 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,738 | #124 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 3,014 | #109 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 3,159 | #108 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 3,735 | #85 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 3,858 | #82 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,873 | #112 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,284 | #143 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,223 | #146 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,793 | #168 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 928 | #296 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 413 | #566 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 344 | #645 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 295 | #711 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 261 | #754 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,098 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,415 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,831 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,965 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,254 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,039 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,861 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,463 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,664 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,004 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,233 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,757 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,843 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,664 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,853 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mikayla reached #6,831 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #82 in 1998. 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 Mikayla
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.