Mikayla

“Variant of Michaela — Who is like God?” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #746 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Mikayla has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #82 (1998) · 56,713 babies named Mikayla all-time · 1 in 4,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 950 girls in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mikaylas

Mikayla Harvey — New Zealand cyclist
Mikayla Raines — American wildlife rescuer/rehabilitator and YouTuber (1995–2025)
Mikayla Dayes — Canadian association football player
Mikayla Martin — Canadian skicrosser (1997-2019)
Mikayla Nogueira — tikTok star and makeup artist

What Mikaylas become

Among 75 notable people named Mikayla:

Athletes appear 4.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mikayla Harvey, New Zealand cyclist.

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