Girls' name · since 1975
Mikia
Mikia has 696 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 696
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
696 girls have been named Mikia since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Mikia recorded 696 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2018.
- #9,555 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 696 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikia ranks #9,555 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 696 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,555 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 696
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikia's 696 recorded births place it above 86.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Mikia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mikia's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mikia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Mikia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (281 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Mikia's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Mikia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 281 births (40% of all-time use).
How Mikia 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 Mikia's total volume
Mikia by state
Where Mikia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikia's data
- Mikia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (281 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Mikias (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1975–2018 (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 Mikia 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.