US rank #3295 Boys' name Peak 2021 798 births

Mikko — #3295 US boys' name

798 babies named Mikko in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s281990s722000s1462010s3212020s216
#3295
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mikko was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

53 babies were named Mikko in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikko

The Social Security Administration has registered 798 babies named Mikko between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikko currently holds the #3295 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikko performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 321 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mikko shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Mikko in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikko 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 798 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.

Mikko at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

798

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2021

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,295

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikko popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
53
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041998199219841974 5

Mikko popularity over time — girls

25 total births recorded since 1969 (Mikko as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
4681012 2022201919711969 5

Mikko by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
321 births that decade — 40% of Mikko's all-time total
1970s151980s281990s722000s1462010s3212020s216

Mikko by state

Where Mikko concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Mikko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
116 14.5%
#2 California
52 6.5%
#3 Colorado
29 3.6%
#4 Texas
5 0.6%
Minnesota share of Mikko's total US births 14.5%
Even split

116 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikko?
798 babies have been named Mikko since 1974. It currently ranks #3295 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 53 births.
When was Mikko most popular?
Mikko was most popular in the 2010s decade with 321 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Mikko most popular?
The top states for the name Mikko are Minnesota (116 births), California (52 births), Colorado (29 births).
How long has the name Mikko been used?
Mikko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mike, Mikel, Mikael, Mikhail, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.