US rank #12557 Boys' name Peak 1961 222 births

Miklos — #12557 US boys' name

222 babies named Miklos in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s871970s331980s311990s222000s182010s122020s11
#12557
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 12% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Miklos was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

15 babies were named Miklos in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miklos

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Miklos between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Miklos currently holds the #12557 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miklos performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Miklos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Miklos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miklos 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 222 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.

Miklos at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

222

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1961

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#12,557

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Miklos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
15
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 202420071993198719751969196519611959 8

Miklos by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
87 births that decade — 39% of Miklos's all-time total
1950s81960s871970s331980s311990s222000s182010s122020s11

Miklos by state

Where Miklos concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Miklos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Miklos's total US births 2.3%

5 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miklos?
222 babies have been named Miklos since 1959. It currently ranks #12557 among boys. The peak year was 1961 with 15 births.
When was Miklos most popular?
Miklos was most popular in the 1960s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Miklos most popular?
The top states for the name Miklos are California (5 births).
How long has the name Miklos been used?
Miklos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Miklos?
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, 1959–2024 (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.