Recorded 1980–2019 Girls' name Peak 1998 348 births

Miaya — girls' name

348 babies named Miaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s1272000s1272010s77

The verdict

348 girls have been named Miaya since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

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

36% of everyone ever named Miaya was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

25 babies were named Miaya in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Miaya between 1980 and 2019, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miaya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Miaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Miaya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miaya 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 348 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.

Miaya at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

348

Since 1980

40 years of records

Peak year

1998

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1980

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2019

Miaya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
25
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
051015202530 201920142010200620021998199419901980 6

Miaya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
127 births that decade — 36% of Miaya's all-time total
1980s171990s1272000s1272010s77

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?
348 babies have been named Miaya since 1980. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 25 births.
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.

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, 1980–2019 (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.