Given name
Mikayla
“who is like God?”
In English use, Mikayla has a related form in Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mikayla has a related form in Michaela. In Celtic, Hebrew, English use, Michaela carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mikayla is a form of Michaela. Michaela comes from Portuguese, and ultimately from Spanish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mikayla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56,724
- 11 boys · 56,713 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 3,858 babies
- 2025
- 364
- #748 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 364 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 748 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,858 in 1998. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (59). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 48,659 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mikayla’s family of names
In English usage, Mikayla has a related form in Makayla. In English usage, Mikayla has a related form in Michaela.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mikayla
- Original KoffeeJamaican singer-songwriter, rapper, DJ and guitaristborn 2000
- Mikayla RainesAmerican wildlife rescuer/rehabilitator and YouTuber (1995–2025)
- Mikayla HarveyNew Zealand cyclistborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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