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.

#33,890 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2010s
peak 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.

  • #33,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midian ranks #33,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#33,890 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Midian's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082018 6

Midian by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

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 archive ordinal is #33,890 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 6 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Midian sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Midian ranks #33,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Midian

Nearby Names Like Midian

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Midian

Midas Boy
#4673 291 births
Middleton Boy
34 births
Midoriya Boy
7 births
Midnight Boy
5 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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11 births · Peak 1914
Elzear
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Fairbanks
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Adele
11 births · Peak 1918
Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Midian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2008–2018 (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 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 August 2026.