Unisex name · since 2001
Michiah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Michiah, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 88
- total births
- 2001–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Michiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 2001.
Michiah has 88 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2012.
- 88 total births
- 2001–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Michiah's 88 recorded births place it above 60% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Michiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Michiah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Michiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2012
- Peak year (2004)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Michiah popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 1997 (Michiah as boys' name)
Michiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Michiah's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Michiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 67 births (76% of all-time use).
Michiah by state
Where Michiah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 5.7% |
5 of 88 births nationwide.
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- Michiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Michiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Michiah: Baby Name Since 2001 - 88 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michiah. 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 Michiah 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.