Girls' name · since 1960
Milka
Milka has 516 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Milka currently ranks #12126 among girls' names in America, with 516 babies recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Milka recorded 516 times among girls since 1960, holding rank #12126 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #11,614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,126 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Milka ranks #11,614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,126 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 516 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,126 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Milka's 516 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Milka compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Milka's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Milka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Milka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Milka splits its recorded history at 2002: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Milka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Milka by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (167 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Milka's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Milka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
167 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 167 births (32% of all-time use).
How Milka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Milka's total volume
Milka by state
Where Milka concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 28 | 5.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
28 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Milka's data
- Milka's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Milkas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Milka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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, 1960–2025 (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 Milka 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.