Names / Girl names
Mikaela
Current rank
#1,037
and easing
All-time peak
#273
in 1997
First recorded
1966
in U.S. data
Children named
20,700
since 1966
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #273 in 1997 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Mikaela first appears in 1966. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1997, at #273 nationally. Over 20,700 have carried it since records began.