Unisex name · since 1986
Mycah
855 babies named Mycah in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 855
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
855 babies have been named Mycah since 1986, making it today's #3893 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Mycah recorded 855 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #3893 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #5,677 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,893 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 855 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mycah ranks #5,677 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,893 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 855 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,677 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,893 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 855
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mycah's 855 recorded births place it above 87.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mycah compares
855 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mycah's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mycah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 855 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mycah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mycah splits its recorded history at 2007: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mycah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Mycah popularity over time - girls
828 total births recorded since 1980 (Mycah as girls' name)
Mycah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Mycah's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Mycah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (37% of all-time use).
How Mycah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mycah's total volume
Mycah by state
Where Mycah concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
27 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Mycah's data
- Mycah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (319 total births) through the 2020s (211) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mycahs (27 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 Mycah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Mycah 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.