Unisex name · since 1971
Maika
Maika has 507 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
507 babies have been named Maika since 1971, making it today's #7223 unisex name.
Maika has 507 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7223 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #11,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 507 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maika ranks #11,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 507 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Maika's 507 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Maika compares
507 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maika's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 507 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maika splits its recorded history at 2004: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maika popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Maika popularity over time - boys
251 total births recorded since 1985 (Maika as boys' name)
Maika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Maika's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Maika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (30% of all-time use).
How Maika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maika's total volume
Maika by state
Where Maika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 6.7% |
34 of 507 births nationwide.
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What to do with Maika's data
- Maika's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maikas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.