Unisex name · since 1952
Mica
2,713 babies named Mica in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,957 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,713
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
2,713 babies have been named Mica since 1952, making it today's #5957 unisex name.
Mica has 2,713 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5957 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,830 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,957 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,713 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mica ranks #3,830 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,957 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,713 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,830 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,957 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,713
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Mica's 2,713 recorded births place it above 94.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mica compares
2,713 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Mica's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,713 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 104 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mica splits its recorded history at 1989: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 104 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mica popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 104
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Mica popularity over time - boys
982 total births recorded since 1959 (Mica as boys' name)
Mica by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (619 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Mica's strongest decade.
619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 57
1950s
57 births
- 1960s 154
1960s
154 births
- 1970s
1970s
619 births
- 1980s
1980s
589 births
- 1990s
1990s
614 births
- 2000s
2000s
344 births
- 2010s 227
2010s
227 births
- 2020s 109
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 619 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mica 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 Mica's total volume
Mica by state
Where Mica concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 201 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 84 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 39 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 21 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 17 | 0.6% |
201 of 2,713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Mica appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mica's data
- Mica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (619 total births); usage has since declined to 109 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Micas (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Mica 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.