Recorded 1883–1989 Girls' name Peak 1922 123 births

Mida — girls' name

123 babies named Mida in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s101890s61900s81910s161920s421930s131940s61960s51980s17
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Mida was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mida in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mida

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Mida between 1883 and 1989, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mida currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mida performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Mida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mida 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 123 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.

Mida at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

123

Since 1883

107 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1883

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 1989

Mida popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1883

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
4681012 19891962193119251922191318851883 5

Mida by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 34% of Mida's all-time total
1880s101890s61900s81910s161920s421930s131940s61960s51980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mida?
123 babies have been named Mida since 1883. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
When was Mida most popular?
Mida was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Mida been used?
Mida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 107 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Mida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Midori, Midge, Midajah, Middie, 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, 1883–1989 (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.