Given name

Mikayli

“a godly woman”

Mikayli is a variant of Mikaili. One African interpretation is “a godly woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mikayli is a variant of Mikaili. One African interpretation is “a godly woman.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Mikayli through the years

Babies since 1880
40
0 boys · 40 girls
Most popular year
2006
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Mikayli in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1997–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2006. 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.

Mikayli’s family of names

Mikayli has a related form in Mikaili.

Walk Mikayli’s family in the name graph

MikayliMikaili

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Mikayli, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Persian · Modern

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Meleni

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Sibling ideas

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