Boys' name · since 1959
Miklos
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Miklos, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 222
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
222 boys have been named Miklos since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Miklos has 222 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #12,335 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 222 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miklos ranks #12,335 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,335 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 222
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Miklos's 222 recorded births place it above 72.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Miklos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miklos's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miklos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Miklos by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (87 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Miklos's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Miklos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 87 births (39% of all-time use).
Miklos by state
Where Miklos concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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What to do with Miklos's data
- Miklos's decade-level peak was the 1960s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikloss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Miklos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Miklos 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.