Boys' name · since 2002
Mikhai
158 babies named Mikhai in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mikhai is the #11310 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 158 recorded since 2002.
Mikhai has 158 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11310 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #14,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,310 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikhai ranks #14,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,310 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 158 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikhai's 158 recorded births place it above 68.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mikhai compares
158 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mikhai's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikhai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikhai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikhai's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikhai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Mikhai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Mikhai's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Mikhai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mikhai's data
- Mikhai's decade-level peak was the 2010s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Mikhai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Mikhai 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.