Girls' name · since 1999

Michia

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Michia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#46,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

20 girls have been named Michia since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Michia recorded 20 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2006.

  • #46,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 20 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michia ranks #46,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#46,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
20
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Michia's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Michia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Michia's full recorded timeline at 2001, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Michia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
45678910 199920012006 9

Michia by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Michia's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Michia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window.

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michia? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 20 babies named Michia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,130 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2006. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 9 births.
Where does Michia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michia ranks #46,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Michia most popular? ▼
Michia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Michia been used? ▼
Records for Michia go back to 1999, giving 8 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Michia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Michia

Nearby Names Like Michia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Michia

Michelle Girl
#465 816,510 births
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Michaela Girl
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Micaela Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Michia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2006 (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 Michia 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.