Name Legacy

Michayla

Recorded 1986–2022 · United States

Michayla was most popular in 1997, when 102 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,693 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,399 people named Michayla.

Most popular in1997
Rank that year#2,693
Births that year102
Total since 18801,399
Given to100% girls

Michayla over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Michayla’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Michayla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Michayla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,399 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Michayla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org