Recorded 1982–2010 Girls' name Peak 1993 224 births

Mikea — girls' name

224 babies named Mikea in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1182000s772010s5

The verdict

224 girls have been named Mikea since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.

224
total births
1982–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Mikea was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

18 babies were named Mikea in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikea

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Mikea between 1982 and 2010, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in District of Columbia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mikea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikea 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 224 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.

Mikea at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

224

Since 1982

29 years of records

Peak year

1993

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1982

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2010

Mikea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1982

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1993)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2010200620021998199419901982 5

Mikea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
118 births that decade — 53% of Mikea's all-time total
1980s241990s1182000s772010s5

Mikea by state

Where Mikea concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mikea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 District of Columbia
5 2.2%
District of Columbia share of Mikea's total US births 2.2%

5 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikea?
224 babies have been named Mikea since 1982. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1993 with 18 births.
When was Mikea most popular?
Mikea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Mikea most popular?
The top states for the name Mikea are District of Columbia (5 births).
How long has the name Mikea been used?
Mikea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 29 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Mikea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mikayla, Mikaela, Mika, Mikala, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2010 (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.