Miki
Miki is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
- Japanese
Meaning & Origin of Miki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miki is a name with a single cultural origin: Japanese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese
The Story of Miki
Miki first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1942, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 61 births, good for #1,527 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Mikis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,648 among baby girl names with 7 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 2K Mikis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Miki
Miki is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1942 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Miki's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #1,527. Use the chart and map above to compare Miki's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.