Girls' name · since 1917

Michiyo

Michiyo has 11 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

11
total births
1917–1925
years on record
1910s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade

11 girls have been named Michiyo since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Michiyo has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1925.

  • 11 total births
  • 1917–1925 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 55% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Michiyo's 11 recorded births place it above 25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Michiyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Michiyo's full recorded timeline at 1925, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Michiyo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1917)
6
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 19171925 5

Michiyo by decade

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

1910s was Michiyo's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Michiyo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Michiyo?
Michiyo has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 6 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Michiyo most popular?
Michiyo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Michiyo been used?
The SSA has tracked Michiyo since 1917 -- 9 years through the most recent 1925 data.
What names are similar to Michiyo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Michael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Michiyo's data

  • Michiyo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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, 1917–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Michiyo: Baby Name Since 1917 - 11 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/michiyo. 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 Michiyo 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.