Unisex name · since 1991
Mikiah
Mikiah has 459 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mikiah is the #15592 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 459 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikiah has been recorded 459 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #15592 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #12,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,592 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikiah ranks #12,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,592 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 459 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mikiah's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mikiah compares
459 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Mikiah's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mikiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikiah splits its recorded history at 2008: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Mikiah popularity over time - boys
136 total births recorded since 1997 (Mikiah as boys' name)
Mikiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (257 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Mikiah's strongest decade.
257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Mikiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 257 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mikiah's data
- Mikiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (257 total births); usage has since declined to 36 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 Mikiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Mikiah 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.