Mikaiah
The Story of Mikaiah
As a girl name
Mikaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 9 Mikaiahs were born — ranking #10,998 that year. As of 2026, Mikaiah ranks #11,156 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 101 Mikaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mikaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2011, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 7 Mikaiahs were born — ranking #9,692 that year. As of 2026, Mikaiah ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 53 Mikaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mikaiah
Mikaiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 101 births in the dataset. Mikaiah's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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