Recorded 1975–2016 Unisex name Peak 1997 304 births

Myca — unisex name

304 babies named Myca in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s571990s932000s912010s39
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Myca was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Myca in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myca

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Myca between 1975 and 2016, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Myca is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 35 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Myca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myca 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 304 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.

Myca at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

304

Since 1975

42 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1975

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2016

Myca popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1975

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20162010200419991994198919821975 5

Myca popularity over time — boys

35 total births recorded since 1999 (Myca as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
456789 201120072004200320011999 6

Myca by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
93 births that decade — 31% of Myca's all-time total
1970s241980s571990s932000s912010s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myca?
304 babies have been named Myca since 1975. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Myca most popular?
Myca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Myca a unisex name?
Yes, Myca is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 304 births, and as a boy's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Myca been used?
Myca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 42 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Myca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mycah, Mychelle, Mychaela, Mychal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2016 (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.