Unisex name · since 1967
Myka
2,799 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.
- #3,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,799
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,799 babies have been named Myka since 1967, making it today's #3186 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myka has been recorded 2,799 times among girls since 1967, currently ranked #3186 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #3,758 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,799 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myka ranks #3,758 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,799 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,758 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,799
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Myka's 2,799 recorded births place it above 94.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Myka compares
2,799 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Myka's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Myka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Myka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myka's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myka popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Myka popularity over time - boys
456 total births recorded since 1993 (Myka as boys' name)
Myka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (989 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Myka's strongest decade.
989 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Myka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 195
1980s
195 births
- 1990s
1990s
402 births
- 2000s
2000s
683 births
- 2010s
2010s
989 births
- 2020s
2020s
397 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 989 births (35% of all-time use).
How Myka 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 Myka's total volume
Myka by state
Where Myka concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 270 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 53 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 41 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 33 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 30 | 1.1% |
270 of 2,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Myka appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Myka's data
- Myka's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (989 total births) through the 2020s (397) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mykas (270 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 Myka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Myka 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.