Girls' name · since 2004

Mikinley

Mikinley has 60 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

60
total births
2004–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade

Mikinley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 60 recorded since 2004.

Mikinley has 60 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2023.

  • 60 total births
  • 2004–2023 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 65% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mikinley's 60 recorded births place it above 54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mikinley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mikinley's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mikinley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
7
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2004200720092011201220132014201520182023 5

Mikinley by decade

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

2010s was Mikinley's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Mikinley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikinley?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 60 babies named Mikinley. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 7 births.
When was Mikinley most popular?
Mikinley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Mikinley been used?
Mikinley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mikinley?
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.

What to do with Mikinley's data

  • Mikinley's decade-level peak was the 2010s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2004–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Mikinley: Baby Name Since 2004 - 60 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mikinley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Mikinley 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 July 2026.