How Many People Are Named Miko?
An estimated 1,480 people in the United States have the first name Miko. It is used for both genders, with 61.2% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Miko peaked in popularity in 2023 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miko as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Miko paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Miko has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Miko is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,480
About 1 in 231,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
97 births
Total Registered
1,521
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miko
Miko is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.2%) and females (38.8%). Out of 1,521 total births registered, 931 were male and 590 were female.
Miko as a male name
Ranked #2,455 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (78 births)
Miko as a female name
Ranked #12,982 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (30 births)
Miko: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miko span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 425 babies were registered. Miko remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Miko by Decade
How has Miko tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Miko by State
Birth registrations for Miko span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York. On average, about 43 Mikos were registered per state.
Miko + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miko as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Miko
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Miko: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miko?
We estimate approximately 1,480 people named Miko are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 231,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Miko a common name?
Miko is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,521 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miko most popular?
Miko reached peak popularity in 2023, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miko is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miko a male name?
Miko is predominantly male. 61.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miko Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miko Smith, Miko Johnson, Miko Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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