Unisex name · since 1985
Mykah
1,381 babies named Mykah in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,381
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mykah currently ranks #4122 among unisex names in America, with 1,381 babies recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Mykah recorded 1,381 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #4122 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, 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 1985 to 2025.
- #6,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,381 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mykah ranks #6,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,381 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,020 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,381
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mykah's 1,381 recorded births place it above 91.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mykah compares
1,381 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Mykah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mykah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,381 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mykah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mykah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mykah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Mykah popularity over time - boys
1,110 total births recorded since 1996 (Mykah as boys' name)
Mykah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (543 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Mykah's strongest decade.
543 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mykah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 142
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s
2010s
543 births
- 2020s
2020s
240 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 543 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mykah 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 Mykah's total volume
Mykah by state
Where Mykah concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 56 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
151 of 1,381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Mykah appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mykah's data
- Mykah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (543 total births) through the 2020s (240) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mykahs (151 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mykah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mykah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Mykah 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.