Girls' name · since 1971
Mikita
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Mikita, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mikita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 124 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Mikita recorded 124 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1993.
- #24,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikita ranks #24,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mikita's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mikita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mikita's full recorded timeline at 1985, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mikita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1993
- Peak year (1986)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Mikita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (48 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Mikita's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mikita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 48 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Mikita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 1990s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Mikita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1971–1993 (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 Mikita 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.