Girls' name · since 1971
Mikka
Mikka has 566 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 566 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Mikka recorded 566 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2024.
- #10,961 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 566 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikka ranks #10,961 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,961 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 566
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mikka's 566 recorded births place it above 84.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mikka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikka splits its recorded history at 1997: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mikka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (151 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Mikka's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Mikka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 151 births (27% of all-time use).
How Mikka 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 Mikka's total volume
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- Mikka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 22 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1971–2024 (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 Mikka 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.