Boys' name · since 2001
Mihai
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 71 babies named Mihai, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mihai currently ranks #11295 among boys' names in America, with 71 babies recorded since 2001.
Mihai has 71 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11295 as of the latest data, more common than 19% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #19,752 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 71 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mihai ranks #19,752 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 71 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,752 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 71
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mihai's 71 recorded births place it above 56.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Mihai compares
71 21st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mihai's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mihai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 71 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mihai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mihai's full recorded timeline at 2011, 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 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mihai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Mihai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Mihai's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Mihai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Mihai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mihai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 2001–2025 (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 Mihai 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.