Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2008 65 births

Mihai — boys' name

65 babies named Mihai in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s202020s13
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mihai was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

8 babies were named Mihai in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mihai

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Mihai between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mihai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mihai performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mihai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mihai 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 65 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.

Mihai at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

65

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Mihai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Mihai by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 49% of Mihai's all-time total
2000s322010s202020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mihai?
65 babies have been named Mihai since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 8 births.
When was Mihai most popular?
Mihai was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Mihai been used?
Mihai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Mihai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mihir, Mihail, Mihran, Mihailo, and 4 more. 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, 2001–2023 (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.