Mikaia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-KAY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Mikaia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Mikaia come from?
Modern: probably a respelling in the style of Mikayla
Is Mikaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Mikaia is a girls' name.
How popular is Mikaia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Mikaia in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mikaia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
Names like Mikaia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dakota, Miyori, Tru, Yuna, Yuri, Yumi, Mayumi, Suki, Ainhoa, Namiko, Sayuri, Yumna
Names related to Mikaia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mikaia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mikaia, updated 20 October 2026.