Girls' name · since 1942
Miki
Miki has 1,812 recorded births since 1942 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,812
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Miki is the #10206 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,812 recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Miki recorded 1,812 times among girls since 1942, holding rank #10206 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #5,033 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,206 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,812 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miki ranks #5,033 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,206 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,812 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,033 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,206 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,812
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Miki's 1,812 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Miki compares
1,812 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Miki's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miki | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,812 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Miki's full recorded timeline at 1984, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Miki popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Miki popularity over time - boys
73 total births recorded since 1950 (Miki as boys' name)
Miki by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (426 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Miki's strongest decade.
426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Miki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 166
1950s
166 births
- 1960s
1960s
256 births
- 1970s
1970s
426 births
- 1980s
1980s
289 births
- 1990s
1990s
246 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s 127
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 426 births (24% of all-time use).
How Miki 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 Miki's total volume
Miki by state
Where Miki concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 234 | 12.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
234 of 1,812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Miki's data
- Miki's decade-level peak was the 1970s (426 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikis (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Miki
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Miki 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.