Girls' name · since 1980

Miaya

Miaya has 348 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

348
total births
1980–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade

348 girls have been named Miaya since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Miaya has 348 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2019.

  • 348 total births
  • 1980–2019 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 36% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Miaya's 348 recorded births place it above 80% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.

Miaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Miaya's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Miaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
051015202530 198019911995199920032007201120152019 6

Miaya by decade

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

1990s was Miaya's strongest decade.

127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Miaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 127 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Miaya by state

Where Miaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Miaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.4%
Georgia share of Miaya's total US births 1.4%

5 of 348 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miaya?
Miaya has been given to 348 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 25 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
When was Miaya most popular?
Miaya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Miaya most popular?
The top states for the name Miaya are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Miaya been used?
Miaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 40 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Miaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mia, Miah, Miabella, Miangel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Miaya's data

  • Miaya's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2010s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Georgia records the most Miayas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1980–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Miaya: Baby Name Since 1980 - 348 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/miaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Miaya 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 July 2026.