US rank #6650 Boys' name Peak 2005 739 births

Mikai — #6650 US boys' name

739 babies named Mikai in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s2832010s2932020s135
#6650
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mikai was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

59 babies were named Mikai in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikai

The Social Security Administration has registered 739 babies named Mikai between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikai currently holds the #6650 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 293 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikai in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikai in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 739 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mikai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

739

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2005

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,650

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
59
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001997 7

Mikai popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 2000 (Mikai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 202020062000 5

Mikai by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
293 births that decade — 40% of Mikai's all-time total
1990s282000s2832010s2932020s135

Mikai by state

Where Mikai concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Mikai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
50 6.8%
#2 New York
35 4.7%
#3 California
21 2.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 1.5%
#5 Maryland
10 1.4%
#6 Georgia
5 0.7%
Florida share of Mikai's total US births 6.8%
Even split

50 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikai?
739 babies have been named Mikai since 1997. It currently ranks #6650 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 59 births.
When was Mikai most popular?
Mikai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 293 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Mikai most popular?
The top states for the name Mikai are Florida (50 births), New York (35 births), California (21 births).
How long has the name Mikai been used?
Mikai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mike, Mikel, Mikael, Mikhail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.