Girls' name · since 1974
Miah
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 9,583 babies named Miah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,583
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miah currently ranks #1488 among girls' names in America, with 9,583 babies recorded since 1974.
Miah has 9,583 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1488 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,488 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,583 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miah ranks #1,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,488 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,583 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,488 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,583
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miah's 9,583 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Miah compares
9,583 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Miah's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,583 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Miah splits its recorded history at 2001: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 499 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Miah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Miah popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1999 (Miah as boys' name)
Miah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,284 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Miah's strongest decade.
4,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Miah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 792
1990s
792 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,076 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,284 births
- 2020s 1,295
2020s
1,295 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,284 births (45% of all-time use).
How Miah 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 Miah's total volume
Miah by state
Where Miah concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,565 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,144 | 11.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 578 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 478 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 322 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 313 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 290 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 270 | 2.8% |
1,565 of 9,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Miah appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Miah's data
- Miah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (4,284 total births); usage has since declined to 1,295 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Miahs (1,565 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Miah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Miah 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.