US rank #2892 Unisex name Peak 2012 2,749 births

Myka — #2892 US unisex name

2,749 babies named Myka in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s1221980s1951990s4022000s6832010s9892020s347
#2892
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Myka was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

135 babies were named Myka in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myka

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,749 babies named Myka between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myka currently holds the #2892 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 135 babies received it in a single year. Myka is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 436 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myka performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 989 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Myka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Myka in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myka 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 2,749 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.

Myka at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,749

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2012

135 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,892

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Myka popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
135
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
-50050100150 20242016200820001992198419761967 5

Myka popularity over time — boys

436 total births recorded since 1993 (Myka as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 436 births
0510152025 202420202016201220082004200019961993 6

Myka by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
989 births that decade — 36% of Myka's all-time total
1960s111970s1221980s1951990s4022000s6832010s9892020s347

Myka by state

Where Myka concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
265 9.6%
#2 California
121 4.4%
#3 Ohio
69 2.5%
#4 Illinois
53 1.9%
#5 Oklahoma
41 1.5%
#6 Florida
40 1.5%
#7 Michigan
33 1.2%
#8 Indiana
25 0.9%
Texas share of Myka's total US births 9.6%
Even split

265 of 2,749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Myka appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myka?
2,749 babies have been named Myka since 1967. It currently ranks #2892 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 135 births.
When was Myka most popular?
Myka was most popular in the 2010s decade with 989 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Myka most popular?
The top states for the name Myka are Texas (265 births), California (121 births), Ohio (69 births).
Is Myka a unisex name?
Yes, Myka is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 2,749 births, and as a boy's name it has 436 births.
How long has the name Myka been used?
Myka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Myka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mykayla, Mykah, Mykala, Mykenzie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.