Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2008
Midian
Midian has 11 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 11
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Midian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midian has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2018.
- 11 total births
- 2008–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Midian since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 11
- total births
- 2008–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Midian was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
6 babies were named Midian in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Midian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Midian's full recorded timeline at 2018, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Midian at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Midian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Midian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Midian's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Midian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Midian? ▼
Midian has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 6 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Midian most popular? ▼
Midian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Midian been used? ▼
Records for Midian go back to 2008, giving 11 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Midian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Midas, Middleton, Midoriya, Midnight. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2008–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Midian: Baby Name Since 2008 - 11 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/midian. 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 Midian 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 June 2026.