Recorded 1942–2022 Girls' name Peak 1962 2,085 births

Mikki — girls' name

2,085 babies named Mikki in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s811950s1521960s3881970s5901980s4781990s2472000s712010s642020s14
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Mikki was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

71 babies were named Mikki in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikki

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,085 babies named Mikki between 1942 and 2022, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mikki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikki performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 590 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mikki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikki in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikki 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 2,085 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.

Mikki at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

2,085

Since 1942

81 years of records

Peak year

1962

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1942

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2022

Mikki popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1942

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1962)
71
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Mikki popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1973 (Mikki as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19901973 6

Mikki by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
590 births that decade — 28% of Mikki's all-time total
1940s811950s1521960s3881970s5901980s4781990s2472000s712010s642020s14

Mikki by state

Where Mikki concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mikki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 3.5%
#2 Texas
59 2.8%
#3 Ohio
26 1.2%
#4 Georgia
10 0.5%
#5 Indiana
10 0.5%
#6 Oklahoma
10 0.5%
#7 Colorado
6 0.3%
#8 Michigan
6 0.3%
California share of Mikki's total US births 3.5%
Even split

72 of 2,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Mikki appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikki?
2,085 babies have been named Mikki since 1942. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1962 with 71 births.
When was Mikki most popular?
Mikki was most popular in the 1970s decade with 590 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Mikki most popular?
The top states for the name Mikki are California (72 births), Texas (59 births), Ohio (26 births).
How long has the name Mikki been used?
Mikki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 81 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Mikki?
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.

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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, 1942–2022 (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.