Girls' name · since 1970
Mija
175 babies named Mija in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mija is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 175 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mija has been recorded 175 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2019.
- #21,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 175 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mija ranks #21,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 175 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 175
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Mija's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Mija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mija splits its recorded history at 2000: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2019
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Mija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Mija's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Mija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (46% of all-time use).
Mija by state
Where Mija concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mija's data
- Mija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mijas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Mija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1970–2019 (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 Mija 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.