US rank #15720 Girls' name Peak 2002 927 births

Mykia — #15720 US girls' name

927 babies named Mykia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1071990s3702000s3472010s802020s5
#15720
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mykia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

57 babies were named Mykia in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mykia

The Social Security Administration has registered 927 babies named Mykia between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mykia currently holds the #15720 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mykia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mykia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Mykia in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mykia 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 927 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.

Mykia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

927

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2002

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,720

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mykia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
57
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0204060 20242012200620001994198819821976 7

Mykia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
370 births that decade — 40% of Mykia's all-time total
1970s181980s1071990s3702000s3472010s802020s5

Mykia by state

Where Mykia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mykia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
23 2.5%
#2 Ohio
12 1.3%
#3 Louisiana
11 1.2%
#4 Illinois
10 1.1%
#5 Maryland
10 1.1%
#6 California
7 0.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
7 0.8%
#8 Alabama
5 0.5%
Georgia share of Mykia's total US births 2.5%
Even split

23 of 927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mykia appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mykia?
927 babies have been named Mykia since 1976. It currently ranks #15720 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 57 births.
When was Mykia most popular?
Mykia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Mykia most popular?
The top states for the name Mykia are Georgia (23 births), Ohio (12 births), Louisiana (11 births).
How long has the name Mykia been used?
Mykia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mykia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myka, Mykayla, Mykah, Mykala, 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, 1976–2024 (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.