US rank #11411 Boys' name Peak 2007 237 births

Mikolaj — #11411 US boys' name

237 babies named Mikolaj in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s992010s802020s39
#11411
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Mikolaj was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Mikolaj in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mikolaj

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Mikolaj between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mikolaj currently holds the #11411 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mikolaj performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mikolaj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 59 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mikolaj in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mikolaj 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 237 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.

Mikolaj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

237

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,411

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mikolaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2024202020152010200620021994 7

Mikolaj by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
99 births that decade — 42% of Mikolaj's all-time total
1990s192000s992010s802020s39

Mikolaj by state

Where Mikolaj concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mikolaj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
59 24.9%
Illinois share of Mikolaj's total US births 24.9%

59 of 237 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mikolaj?
237 babies have been named Mikolaj since 1994. It currently ranks #11411 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Mikolaj most popular?
Mikolaj was most popular in the 2000s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Mikolaj most popular?
The top states for the name Mikolaj are Illinois (59 births).
How long has the name Mikolaj been used?
Mikolaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mikolaj?
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, 1994–2024 (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.