US rank #3963 Boys' name Peak 2023 269 births

Midas — #3963 US boys' name

269 babies named Midas in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1022020s167
#3963
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Midas was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

45 babies were named Midas in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Midas

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Midas between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Midas currently holds the #3963 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Midas performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Midas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Midas in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Midas 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 269 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.

Midas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

269

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2023

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,963

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Midas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
45
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
01020304050 2024202220202018201620142011 5

Midas by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
167 births that decade — 62% of Midas's all-time total
2010s1022020s167

Midas by state

Where Midas concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Midas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 7.1%
#2 Florida
5 1.9%
California share of Midas's total US births 7.1%
Even split

19 of 269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Midas?
269 babies have been named Midas since 2011. It currently ranks #3963 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 45 births.
When was Midas most popular?
Midas was most popular in the 2020s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Midas most popular?
The top states for the name Midas are California (19 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Midas been used?
Midas has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Midas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Middleton, Midian, Midoriya, Midnight. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2011–2024 (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.