Recorded 2008–2018 Boys' name Peak 2018 11 births

Midian — boys' name

11 babies named Midian in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s6
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.

What the Data Says About Midian

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Midian between 2008 and 2018, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Midian currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Midian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Midian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Midian 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 11 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.

Midian at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

11

Since 2008

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2008

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2018

Midian popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182008 5

Midian by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 55% of Midian's all-time total
2000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Midian?
11 babies have been named Midian since 2008. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
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?
Midian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 11 years of data 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.

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, 2008–2018 (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.