Given name
Mikaia
“of God's green earth”
Mikaia is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “of God's green earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of God's green earth.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikaia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 110
- 0 boys · 110 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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