Boys' name · since 2011
Midas
Midas has 291 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Midas currently ranks #4673 among boys' names in America, with 291 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Midas recorded 291 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #4673 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #10,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,673 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midas ranks #10,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,673 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 291 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,673 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Midas's 291 recorded births place it above 76.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Midas compares
291 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Midas's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Midas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Midas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Midas's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Midas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Midas by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (189 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Midas's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Midas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 189 births (65% of all-time use).
Midas by state
Where Midas concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.7% |
19 of 291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- California records the most Midass (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Midas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Midas 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 August 2026.