Mikaylee
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a combination of elements meaning "who is like God."
Name Census estimates that about 303 living Americans carry the first name Mikaylee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mikaylee today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mikaylee births was 2001 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mikaylee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
303
~ 1 in 1,131,202 Americans
Peak year
2001
20 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2021 SSA rank
#13,059
Tracked since 1994
Census
Mikaylee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 270 people with the first name Mikaylee, which placed it at #31,633 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,633
National first-name rank
People counted
270
270 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mikaylee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mikaylee is White at 70.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mikaylee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mikaylee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.0% · 189
- Hispanic or Latino15.6% · 42
- Black or African American5.2% · 14
- Two or more races4.1% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.3% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 5
Popularity
Mikaylee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mikaylee from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 153 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mikaylee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mikaylee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mikaylee
The name Mikaylee is a modern variant of the feminine given name Michaela, derived from the Hebrew name Michael meaning "who is like God?". The origin of the name can be traced back to the Bible, where Michael is one of the archangels mentioned in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation.
Michaela was a popular name among early Christian communities, particularly in regions where Byzantine Greek culture had a strong influence, such as Italy and parts of the Balkans. The name was later adopted and popularized across Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Michaela can be found in the Chronicon Casauriense, a 12th-century chronicle from the abbey of San Clemente a Casauria in Abruzzo, Italy. The text mentions a noblewoman named Michaela who lived in the late 11th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Michaela or its variants. One of the most famous was Michaela de Cesena (c. 1270-1319), an Italian nun and mystic who founded the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is venerated as a Catholic saint.
Another notable figure was Michaela Phedorovna Romanova (1623-1679), the first wife of Tsar Alexis I of Russia. She played a significant role in the cultural and religious life of the Russian court during her husband's reign.
In the realm of literature, Michaela Carapadecia (1557-1612) was a Greek writer and scholar from Crete who authored several works on philosophy and theology during the Renaissance.
The variant spelling Mikaylee is a more recent development, likely influenced by the popularity of names with unique or unconventional spellings in recent decades. While not as historically attested as the traditional forms, it retains the linguistic roots and spiritual connotations associated with the name Michael.
People
Mikaylee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikaylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mikaylee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikaylee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mikaylee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,131,202 US residents.
Is Mikaylee a common name?
We classify Mikaylee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 307 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mikaylee most popular?
The single biggest year for Mikaylee was 2001, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mikaylee is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mikaylee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 270 people with the name Mikaylee, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,633 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mikaylee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mikaylee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mikaylee appears almost entirely female. Of the 273 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mikaylee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mikaylee is White at 70.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.6%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mikaylee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mikaylee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.0% (189 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mikaylee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mikaylee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mikaylee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mikaylee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mikaylee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mikaylee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Mikaylee?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Mikaylee, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.