Total births
41
Girls' name · since 1994
Mijah
41 babies named Mijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 41
- total births
- 1994–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Mijah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Mijah recorded 41 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2006.
- 41 total births
- 1994–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Mijah since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2006.
- 41
- total births
- 1994–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Mijah was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
9 babies were named Mijah in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Mijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mijah's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mijah at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Mijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2006
- Peak year (2004)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Mijah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Mijah's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Mijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mijah? ▼
Mijah has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 9 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Mijah most popular? ▼
Mijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Mijah been used? ▼
Mijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 13 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Mijah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mija, Mijoy, Mijoi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mijah: Baby Name Since 1994 - 41 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mijah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mijah 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 July 2026.