Recorded 1971–1993 Girls' name Peak 1986 124 births

Mikita — girls' name

124 babies named Mikita in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s481990s31

The verdict

124 girls have been named Mikita since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

124
total births
1971–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mikita was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

12 babies were named Mikita in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikita

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Mikita between 1971 and 1993, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mikita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikita 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 124 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.

Mikita at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

124

Since 1971

23 years of records

Peak year

1986

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1971

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1993

Mikita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1971

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 199319911988198619831977197519731971 8

Mikita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
48 births that decade — 39% of Mikita's all-time total
1970s451980s481990s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikita?
124 babies have been named Mikita since 1971. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1986 with 12 births.
When was Mikita most popular?
Mikita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Mikita been used?
Mikita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 23 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Mikita?
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, 1971–1993 (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.