Recorded 1942–2023 Girls' name Peak 1973 1,803 births

Miki — girls' name

1,803 babies named Miki in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s541950s1661960s2561970s4261980s2891990s2462000s1912010s1272020s48
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Miki was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

61 babies were named Miki in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miki

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,803 babies named Miki between 1942 and 2023, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miki performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 426 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Miki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 234 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Miki in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miki 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 1,803 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.

Miki at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,803

Since 1942

82 years of records

Peak year

1973

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1942

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2023

Miki popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1942

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1973)
61
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
020406080 202320122001199019791968195719451942 9

Miki popularity over time — boys

73 total births recorded since 1950 (Miki as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 73 births
4.555.566.577.5 2004199219771975197219611950 5

Miki by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
426 births that decade — 24% of Miki's all-time total
1940s541950s1661960s2561970s4261980s2891990s2462000s1912010s1272020s48

Miki by state

Where Miki concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Miki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
234 13.0%
#2 New York
56 3.1%
#3 Hawaii
28 1.6%
#4 Texas
11 0.6%
#5 Ohio
5 0.3%
California share of Miki's total US births 13.0%
Even split

234 of 1,803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miki?
1,803 babies have been named Miki since 1942. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1973 with 61 births.
When was Miki most popular?
Miki was most popular in the 1970s decade with 426 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Miki most popular?
The top states for the name Miki are California (234 births), New York (56 births), Hawaii (28 births).
How long has the name Miki been used?
Miki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 82 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Miki?
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, 1942–2023 (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.